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Matukutūruru
Sign in to saveAlso known as Matukutururu, Te Manurewa o Tamapahore, Wiri Mountain
Matukutūruru (also Te Manurewa o Tamapahore or Wiri Mountain) is a volcano in Wiri. Part of the Auckland volcanic field; it is one of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau (ancestral mountains of Auckland).
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- Etymology
- Other names
- Geology
- Wiri Lava Cave
- Satellite Crater
- Nearby Volcanoes
- History
- Māori occupation
- European occupation
- Railway ownership
- Jacaranda house
- Protection of the cave
- Industrial development
- Treaty settlement
- External links
- References
Matukutūruru (also Te Manurewa o Tamapahore or Wiri Mountain) is a volcano in Wiri. Part of the Auckland volcanic field; it is one of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau (ancestral mountains of Auckland).
Created by a series of eruptions around 30,000 years ago, it had a scoria cone reaching approximately 60 metres higher than the surrounding land. The lava flows covered around 18 hectares and created the 290 metre long Wiri Lava Cave.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matukutūruru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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