| 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 / -35.339284; 173.84109 |
| Geography | |
| Te Ahuahu (red marker) and associated scoria and lava fields. Tarahi is to the south. Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of volcano name/wikilink and ages before present. Key for the volcanics that are shown with panning is: basalt (shades of brown/orange), monogenetic basalts, undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon, arc basalts, arc ring basalts, dacite, andesite (shades of red), basaltic andesite, rhyolite, (ignimbrite is lighter shades of violet), and plutonic. White shading is selected caldera features. | |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Basaltic scoria cone |
| Rock type | Basalt |
Te Ahuahu is a 373 m (1,224 ft) high andesitic basaltic scoria cone to the east of Lake Ōmāpere, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand.
History
It was the site of the pā of Hōne Heke – a highly influential Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) – 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 Heke left it to gather food. During failed attempts to retake the pā, Heke was seriously wounded when shot in the thigh and at least 30 of his men were killed or wounded.
References
- Hayward, Bruce; Smith, Ian (2002). "Field Trip 7: A Taste of Northland Geology" (PDF). In Smith, Vicki; Grenfell, Hugh (eds.). Field Trip Guides, GSNZ Annual Conference "Northland 2002". Geological Society of NZ Miscellaneous Publication 112B. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- "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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