Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond[1] is volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in the Auckland volcanic field. A group of scoria mounds up to 48 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.[1][2]
| Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond | |
|---|---|
 The northern crater of Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°55′57″S 174°50′22″E / 36.932562°S 174.839451°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Island, New Zealand |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Auckland volcanic field |
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 Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond. 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][1][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "NZGB decisions - September 2014". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Ōtāhuhu". www.maunga.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Dearnaley, Mathew (27 September 2014). "Volcanic cones regain Maori names". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014". New Zealand Legislation. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Council, Auckland. "Tūpuna Maunga significance and history". Auckland Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
Further reading edit
- 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: The Essential guide - Hayward, B.W., Murdoch, G., Maitland, G.; Auckland University Press, 2011. ISBN 9781869404796.
- Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide. Hayward, B.W.; Auckland University Press, 2019, 335 pp. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
External links edit
- Drawing of Mt Richmond in 1861.
- Photographs of Mount Richmond held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
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