Otuataua

Forest remnant and dry-stone wall on Otuataua's lava field.

Otuataua is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. The scoria cone reached 64 m above sea level but was mostly quarried away, leaving the base of the cone with a large depression in it. It was the site of a pā, and is part of the Otuataua Stonefields reserve, which features Māori stone garden mounds and European dry-stone walls.

References

• 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.

External links

• 1899 photo of Otuataua before quarrying (on page 25).
• 1930 view of Otuataua (Quarry Hill).
• Aerial view of Otuataua when still being quarried.

Coordinates: 36°59′09″S 174°45′15″E / 36.985792°S 174.754055°E / -36.985792; 174.754055