Mount Richmond

Ōtāhuhu
Mount Richmond

The northern crater of Mount Richmond.
Highest point
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Coordinates 36°55′57″S 174°50′22″E / 36.932562°S 174.839451°E / -36.932562; 174.839451Coordinates: 36°55′57″S 174°50′22″E / 36.932562°S 174.839451°E / -36.932562; 174.839451
Geography
Location North Island, New Zealand
Geology
Volcanic arc/belt Auckland volcanic field

Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond is one of the volcanoes of the Auckland Volcanic Field. A group of scoria mounds up to 50 m high, it has two 50 m wide craters. It was the site of a pā, and retains some Māori earthworks from that time such as kumara pits and terracing.

The nearby suburb of Otahuhu is named after the volcano, which refers to eating uncooked huhu grubs. This was done by Waikato Tainui who, on dragging their waka across the portage, discovered several rotten tree trunks full of huhu grubs.[1]

In the 2014 Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Tamaki Makaurau Collective of 13 Auckland iwi, the volcano was officially named Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond and ownership was vested to the collective. It is now co-governed by the collective and Auckland Council in common benefit of the iwi "and all other people of Auckland".[2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Reed, A.W. (1996). The Reed Dictionary of Maori Place Names (Third ed.). Reed Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 0-7900-0040-7.
  2. ↑ Dearnaley, Mathew (27 September 2014). "Volcanic cones regain Maori names". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014". New Zealand Legislation. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 registration guideline" (PDF). Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "NZGB decisions - September 2014". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Protection of tupuna maunga assured under ownership transfer". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "New governance structure for treasured tūpuna maunga". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

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