Mount Grey

{{Short description|Mountain in New Zealand}}

{{Distinguish|Mount Gray}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2016}}

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| name = Mount Grey / Maukatere

| photo = Mount Grey 27.jpg

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| photo_alt = Image a mountain from a nearby hill on an overcast day, with a view over the city of Christchurch in the background

| photo_caption = Mount Grey / Maukatere, looking towards Christchurch

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| elevation_m = 933

| elevation_ref = {{LINZ|7327|21 November 2021}}

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| etymology = Named for George Grey, and from Ngāi Tahu Māori for floating mountain{{cite web |title=Mount Grey/Maukatere Conservation Area |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/mount-grey-maukatere-conservation-area/?tab-id=50578 |website=www.doc.govt.nz |publisher=Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai |access-date=14 February 2024 |language=en-nz}}

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| native_name = {{native name|mi|Maukatere}}

| translation = Floating mountain

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| authority = New Zealand Geographic Board

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| region = Canterbury

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| coordinates = {{coord|-43.117316|172.547586|type:mountain_region:NZ|display=inline,title}}

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| access = Mt Grey Track, Red Beach Track

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Mount Grey (officially Mount Grey / Maukatere) is a {{convert|934|m|adj=on|round=5}} mountain {{convert|15|km|abbr=off}} west of Amberley in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/canterbury/north-canterbury-and-arthurs-pass/mt-grey-walking-tracks/|publisher=Department of Conservation|title= Mt Grey/Maungatere walking tracks}} It is named after Sir George Grey who was governor of New Zealand when English surveyors climbed it in 1849.{{LINZ|id=7327|name=Mount Grey/Maukatere|access-date=18 July 2022}} In Te Reo Māori, the mountain is called Maukatere, 'floating mountain', from where the spirits of the dead leave on the long journey to Cape Reinga.

Maukatere is a significant mountain for the Kaiapoi-based Ngāi Tūāhuriri, a hapū (subtribe) of Ngāi Tahu.{{cite web |title=Atlas — Cultural Mapping Project — Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu |url=https://www.kahurumanu.co.nz/atlas?find=Maukatere |website=www.kahurumanu.co.nz |access-date=17 July 2022}} Maukatere marked the inland boundary of the Crown purchase of the Canterbury and Otago area recorded in "Kemp's Deed" in 1848.{{cite web |title=Protecting Ngai Tahu History — Cultural Mapping Project — Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu |url=https://www.kahurumanu.co.nz/cultural-mapping-story/protecting-ngai-tahu-history |website=www.kahurumanu.co.nz |access-date=17 July 2022}}

In 1998, the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 changed the official name of the mountain to Mount Grey / Maukatere.{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/0097/1.0/096be8ed800a3ff4.pdf|format= pdf|title= Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998|publisher=Parliamentary Counsel Office}}