Matukutūruru (also Te Manurewa o Tamapahore or Wiri Mountain[1]) is a volcano and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Wiri, in the Auckland volcanic field. It had a scoria cone reaching 80 metres above sea level (around 50 m higher than the surrounding land), which was quarried away. The lava flows created 290m long Wiri Lava Cave. The hill was the site of a pā. In late 2011 the quarry lake was drained and fill-dumping began on the site.[citation needed]
| Matukutūruru | |
|---|---|
| Wiri Mountain | |
 The quarried remains of Matukutūruru, when part-filled with water. Picture is taken from some of the higher remnants. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°00′26″S 174°51′30″E / 37.007334°S 174.858441°E |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Wiri, North Island, New Zealand |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Auckland volcanic field |
Matukutūruru and nearby Matukutūreia are collectively known as Matukurua (also ngā Matukurua).[2]
In the 2014 Treaty of Waitangi settlement between the Crown and the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau collective of 13 Auckland iwi and hapū (also known as the Tāmaki Collective), ownership of the 14 Tūpuna Maunga of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, was vested to the collective, including the volcano officially named Matukutūruru. The legislation specified that the land be held in trust "for the common benefit of Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and the other people of Auckland". The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority or Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) is the co-governance organisation established to administer the 14 Tūpuna Maunga. Auckland Council manages the Tūpuna Maunga under the direction of the TMA.[3][4][5][6][7]
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The quarried remnants of Wiri Mountain as seen from Matukutūreia. -
Wiri quarry when part-filled with water, looking toward Matukutūreia.
References
edit- ^ Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (23 June 2016). "Integrated Management Plan" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Manurewa Marae Website "A Tale of Manurewa" Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 No 52 (as at 12 April 2022), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Dearnaley, Mathew (27 September 2014). "Volcanic cones regain Maori names". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "NZGB decisions - September 2014". Land Information New Zealand. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Protection of tupuna maunga assured under ownership transfer". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Council, Auckland. "Tūpuna Maunga significance and history". Auckland Council. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
- Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide. Hayward, B.W.; Auckland University Press, 2019, 335 pp. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
External links
edit- 1957 view of Wiri Mountain
- View south from Mount Smart in 1923. Wiri Mountain is the distant hill on the left.
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