Pouerua is a 270 m high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It is in the locality of Pakaraka and was the site of a pā that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.[1] Pouerua is registered with the Historic Places Trust as a traditional site (Registration Number 6711).[2]
| Pouerua | |
|---|---|
 Pouerua centered in map of surface volcanics with basaltic scoria and lava fields (brown) of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. Tarahi (red shading) is to the east. 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, rhyolite - violet, dacite - purple, andesite - red , basaltic andesite`- light red, rhyolite - violet , ignimbrite (lighter shades of violet), and plutonic - gray. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°22′12″S 173°55′58″E / 35.370011°S 173.932688°E |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Basalt cone |
| Type of rock | Basalt |
| Volcanic field | Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field |
The last Māori who occupied Pouerua were the Ngāti Rāhiri subtribe of Ngāpuhi. They left in about 1860.[3]
According to the Historic Places Trust, Pouerua is considered the origin and the watershed or pou of the two tribal areas of Ngapuhi, at the Hokianga in the west and Taumarere in the east.[2]
References edit
- ^ Sutton, Doug G.; Furey, Louise; Marshall, Yvonne M. (2003). The archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-292-1.
- ^ a b "Pouerua". Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ McLean, Gavin (8 October 2014). "Pouērua". NZ History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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