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
Geography
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 hapu (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.
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  Wiri quarry when part-filled with water, looking toward Matukutūreia.

References

• 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

• 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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