Otuataua
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Otuataua is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field
. The scoria cone reached 64 m above sea level but was mostly quarried away, leaving the base of the cone with a large depression in it. It was the site of a pā
, and is part of the Otuataua Stonefields reserve, which features Māori stone garden mounds and European dry-stone walls.
Auckland Volcanic Field
The Auckland volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field in the North Island of New Zealand. Basaltic in nature, it underlies much of the metropolitan area of Auckland....
. The scoria cone reached 64 m above sea level but was mostly quarried away, leaving the base of the cone with a large depression in it. It was the site of a pā
Pa (Maori)
The word pā can refer to any Māori village or settlement, but in traditional use it referred to hillforts fortified with palisades and defensive terraces and also to fortified villages. They first came into being about 1450. They are located mainly in the North Island north of lake Taupo...
, and is part of the Otuataua Stonefields reserve, which features Māori stone garden mounds and European dry-stone walls.