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Auckland volcanic field

Map of Auckland's volcanoes from past eruptions.

Auckland is built of an active volcanic field. This map shows the volcanoes from past eruptions.

In 2014, 14 Tūpuna Maunga were returned to Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau (the mana whenua tribes of Auckland). The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (Maunga Authority) was established to co-govern these sacred sites.

Map from , by Bruce Hayward, 2019, Auckland University Press.

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