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Rangitoto Island At years old Rangitoto is Auckland's youngest volcanic cone, and the region's largest. Plan your holiday.
You may also be interested in. Historically, the cones provided natural defenses for the terraced "pa" -- or fortified villages -- of local Maori. The Auckland Volcanic Field is dormant rather than extinct, with scientists estimating there's a 0. There's no way of predicting exactly where that might occur but none of the existing volcanoes are expected to erupt again. So, in the extremely unlikely event that the next eruption occurs when you're visiting one of the Auckland volcanoes listed below, chances are it won't be directly beneath you.
Meantime, here are some volcanic starting points for exploring the city and its landscape:. Visitors to Rangitoto can walk through fields of solidified lava. Rangitoto is Auckland's landmark volcano. A low, graceful island cone, it can be seen rising out of the waters of the Hauraki Gulf from many of the city's vantage points. Rangitoto is also New Zealand's youngest volcano and Auckland's most active , last erupting only years ago. Visitors can clamber up lava fields and through the world's largest Pohutukawa forest to reach the meter-high feet crater in an hour on foot, or be driven from the island's wharf to the final minute summit climb.
There are a variety of other walks on the island, tunnels and caves to explore and views of the Gulf and back to the city. While there you can have a look at the 38 remaining "baches" -- holiday cottages -- erected on the island before new building was banned in In the s, the simple structures were recognized as time-capsules of early Kiwi leisure-time and protected. Rangitoto is an easy day-trip, with frequent ferries making the minute crossing from the central city, or you could make it more challenging and take a kayak.
North Head has historically been used as a defensive site at the entrance to Auckland's inner harbor. North Head marks the entrance to Auckland's inner harbor.
It has been an important coastal defense site -- initially for New Zealand's indigenous Maori and from the s for the country's defense forces. Visitors can explore military installations and tunnels on the historical reserve and naval buffs can also visit the National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy at nearby Torpedo Bay.
On the northern side of North Head you can stroll along the golden sands of languid Cheltenham Beach, where Rangitoto provides a picture-perfect backdrop for swimmers.
If you make it to the beach's northern end, Chateaubriant serves tasty French-inspired treats or you can go for the traditional Kiwi option and order a hokey-pokey ice cream from the local "dairy" or corner store. Alternatively, you can turn from North Head towards Mount Victoria and wander through Devonport village, which lies between the two. The area is full of small eateries and shops and is also home to the oldest purpose-built cinema in the Southern Hemisphere, the Vic.
Like North Head, Mount Victoria is the site of a former Maori pa fortified village and also has military installations and sweeping views.
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