Te Ahuahu is a 373 m high andesitic basaltic scoria cone to the east of Lake Ōmāpere, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand.
| Te Ahuahu | |
|---|---|
 Te Ahuahu, looking from Waimate North | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°20′21″S 173°50′28″E / 35.339284°S 173.84109°E |
| Geography | |
 Te Ahuahu andesite (red) and basaltic scoria and lava field (brown) in centre of map. Tarahi is to the south. Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of volcanic feature name/wikilink and ages before present. The key to the other volcanics that are shown with panning is basalt - brown, monogenetic basalts - dark brown, undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon - light brown, arc basalts - deep orange brown, arc ring basalts -orange brown, dacite - purple, andesite - red , basaltic andesite`- light red, rhyolite - violet , ignimbrite (lighter shades of violet), and plutonic - gray. | |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Basaltic scoria cone |
| Type of rock | Basalt |
It was the site of Hōne Heke's pā that was the scene of the Battle of Te Ahuahu during the Flagstaff War of 1845–46. Here on 12 June 1845 a Maori raiding party led by Tāmati Wāka Nene captured the pā after Hōne Heke left it to gather food. During failed attempts to retake the pā, Hōne Heke was seriously wounded when shot in the thigh and at least 30 of his men were killed or wounded.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Puketutu and Te Ahuahu - Northern War". Ministry for Culture and Heritage - NZ History online. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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