#18. Maungarahiri (Little Rangitoto)
Date visited: 18 July 2021 Elevation: 75m Volcanic history Maungarahiri or Little Rangitoto is (or was) a scoria cone volcano in the suburb of Remuera. It had a peak 75...
#17. Pukewairiki (Highbrook Park)
Date visited: 15 July 2021 Elevation: 35m Volcanic history Pukewairiki erupted around 130,000 years ago, making it one of the oldest volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. The explosion crater...
#16. Ōrākei Basin
Date visited: 14 July 2021 Elevation: 54m Volcanic history Ōrākei Basin is a tidal lagoon that was formed from an eruption around 132,000 years ago. It was at one time...
#15. Puhinui Craters (Puhinui Reserve)
Date visited: 22 June, 2021 Elevation: 24m Volcanic history The Puhinui Craters (of which there are three) are located inside the Puhinui Reserve, near Auckland Airport. The three craters of...
#14. Whakamuhu (Glover Park)
Date visited: 22 March 2021 Elevation: 65m Volcanic history Whakamuhu (or Glover Park) is situated on the rim of a volcanic crater. A significant pā once stood on the highest...
#13. Taurere (Taylor’s Hill)
Date visited: 22 March 2021 Elevation: 56m Volcanic history Taurere is a smallish volcano located in the suburb of Glendowie/St. Heliers. It erupted approximately 33,000 years ago. Apparently, it was...
#12. Māngere Lagoon Explosion Crater
Date visited: 12 February 2021 Elevation: 20m The Māngere Lagoon explosion crater, also known as the Māngere Lagoon Path, is believed to have erupted around 59,500 years ago during the...
#11. Te Kopua Kai a Hiku (Panmure Basin)
Date visited: 8 February 2021 Elevation: 35m Volcanic history Te Kopua Kai a Hiku or the Panmure Basin is an estuary found within a maar in east-ish Auckland. A maar...
#10. Hampton Park (Church Cone)
Date visited: 2 February 2021 Elevation: 35m Volcanic history Hampton Park, a small scoria cone, is one of four volcanoes in this area that appear to have erupted in a...
#9. Mātanginui (Greenmount or Green Hill)
Date visited: 2 February 2022 Elevation: 78m Volcanic history Mātanginui (or Greenmount, or Green Hill) is a scoria cone volcano that erupted approximately 20,000 years ago. In more recent times,...