Haruru Pa

Haruru Pa is an archaeological site in Auckland Region, North Island. Haruru Pa is situated nearby to the peak Tarahi, as well as near the village Ōhaeawai.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tarahi and Putahi.

Tarahi

Peak

Tarahi is a 388 m high andesite volcano, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand that was never a pā. Northwest of Tarahi is a smaller, 350 m basaltic scoria cone, Haruru pā, before the higher cone of Te Ahuahu.

Putahi

Peak

Putahi is a 381 m high rhyolite dome, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. To the north of Putahi is Lake Ōmāpere. To its north east are the volcanoes of Tarahi and Te Ahuahu. Putahi is situated 4 km southwest of Haruru Pa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōhaeawai and Waimate North.

Ōhaeawai

Village

Photo: Moriori, Public domain.

Ōhaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km from Auckland. Ōhaeawai is situated 3½ km east of Haruru Pa.

Waimate North

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Waimate North is a small settlement in Northland, New Zealand. It is situated between Kerikeri and Lake Ōmāpere, west of the Bay of Islands. It was one of the earliest centres of European settlement and features the second-oldest surviving European building in New Zealand, at Te Waimate Mission. Waimate North is situated 6 km northeast of Haruru Pa.

Ngawha Springs

Village

Ngawha Springs is a small settlement and hot water springs approximately five kilometres east of the town of Kaikohe in Northland, New Zealand. Ngāwhā means "boiling spring". Ngawha Springs is situated 6 km south of Haruru Pa.

Haruru Pa

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Haruru Pā”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.35337° or 35° 21′ 12″ south

Longitude

173.84267° or 173° 50′ 34″ east

Elevation

253 metres (830 feet)

Open location code

4VPMJRWV+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1036784867

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

6229447

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