Volcanoes

I'm on the top of a volcano! This one is called Big King in English and Nga-pare-toka-a-Te-Rauiti in Maori. There used to be three volcanoes right next to each other called the Three Kings, but two of them have been mined for rock called scoria. There are at least 48 volcanoes in Auckland. In the background of this picture you can see another one called Mt Eden in English and Maungawhau in Maori. You can also see the Sky Tower.

 

Maori, the native people of New Zealand, used this volcano as a fortress. You can see the hole dug in where Terry and I are standing. That hole used to be used to store kumara (sweet potatoes) for when people were on the volcano.

 


Here is an island volcano off the shore of Auckland in the Hauraki Gulf. Everyone calls this volcano Rangitoto. You can take a ferry out to Rangitoto and climb to the top.