Matukutūruru

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 / -37.007334; 174.858441
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]}

• The quarried remnants of Wiri Mountain as seen from Matukutūreia.
• Wiri quarry when part-filled with water, looking toward Matukutūreia.

References

1. Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (23 June 2016). "Integrated Management Plan" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
2. Manurewa Marae Website "A Tale of Manurewa" 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
3. "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.
4. Dearnaley, Mathew (27 September 2014). "Volcanic cones regain Maori names". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
5. . Land Information New Zealand. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
6. "Protection of tupuna maunga assured under ownership transfer". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
7. 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

• 1957 view of Wiri Mountain
• View south from Mount Smart in 1923. Wiri Mountain is the distant hill on the left.