Pouerua

Scoria cone in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field, New Zealand

Pouerua

Pouerua (red marker) in map of surface volcanics with scoria and lava fields of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. Tarahi is to the east. 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.

Highest point
Elevation| 270 m (890 ft)
Coordinates| 35°22′12″S 173°55′58″E﻿ / ﻿35.370011°S 173.932688°E﻿ / -35.370011; 173.932688
Geology
Rock age| Pleistocene
Mountain type| Basalt cone
Rock type| Basalt
Volcanic field| Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field

Pouerua is a 270 m (890 ft) high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand.[1] It is in the locality of Pakaraka and was the site of a pā that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.[2] Pouerua is registered with the Historic Places Trust as a traditional site (Registration Number 6711).[3]

## Culture

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The last Māori who occupied Pouerua were the Ngāti Rāhiri subtribe of Ngāpuhi. They left in about 1860.[4]

According to the Historic Places Trust, Pouerua is considered the origin and the watershed or pou of the two tribal areas of Ngapuhi, at the Hokianga in the west and Taumarere in the east.[3]

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Sutton, Doug G.; Furey, Louise; Marshall, Yvonne M. (2003). The archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-292-1.
3. ^ a b "Pouerua". Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. ^ McLean, Gavin (8 October 2014). "Pouērua". NZ History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

* The Archaeology of Pouerua (Auckland University Press)

## External links

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* Aerial view of Pouerua volcano and pā.