Saddle Hill on the eastern margin of Mosgiel identifies Mosgiel and its history. Captain James Cook on his ‘discovery’ journey in February 1770 noted the hill formation as being like a saddle.  In the next century it was named by settlers as ‘Saddle Hill’.  It was also well known to local Maori: in their legend the taniwha known as Matamata wriggled down the Taieri river and died, to become the coastal hills ‘including Saddle Hill’. (Accessed 11th August 2015 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Mosgiel)

Meetings

2.00pm, third Saturday of each month, February - November 

Venue

Mosgiel Methodist Church Hall, Wickliffe Street, Mosgiel

Branch Library

Open:  2nd & 4th Tuesdays,  1.00 – 3.00 pm or at other times by arrangement.

Drop In Centre at Mosgiel Public Library

Open:  1st & 3rd Mondays,   from 11.00 - 1.00 pm.

Contact

Irene Patterson

8 Flower Street, Fairfield,  Dunedin 9018

Ph:  03 488 3632

Email:  Mosgiel

03/11/2017