Te Rua Haonga Pa

Te Rua Haonga Pa is an archaeological site in Auckland Region, North Island. Te Rua Haonga Pa is situated nearby to the village Ōhaeawai, as well as near the peak Pouērua.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: historical site in New Zealand
Also known as: “Te Rua Haonga Pā”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pouērua and Maungaturoto.

Pouērua

Peak

Pouērua, is a 270 m high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. 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. Pouērua is situated 3½ km southeast of Te Rua Haonga Pa.

Maungaturoto

Peak

Maungaturoto is a 282 metres high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It was the site of a pā. Maungaturoto is situated 3½ km southwest of Te Rua Haonga Pa.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

Photo: Sids1, CC BY 2.0.

Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church and associated churchyard at Pakaraka, in the Northland region of New Zealand. Built in 1873 in the Gothic Revival style, the building has a strong connection with the prominent missionary Henry Williams. Holy Trinity Church is situated 4 km east of Te Rua Haonga Pa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōhaeawai and Pakaraka.

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 2½ km west of Te Rua Haonga Pa.

Pakaraka

Hamlet

Photo: Moriori, Public domain.

Pakaraka is a village in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand, at the junction of State Highway 1 and 10. Pakaraka is situated 4½ km east of Te Rua Haonga 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 4½ km northwest of Te Rua Haonga Pa.

Te Rua Haonga Pa

Categories: former place, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.34823° or 35° 20′ 54″ south

Longitude

173.90993° or 173° 54′ 36″ east

Elevation

103 metres (338 feet)

Open location code

4VPMMW25+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1036782873

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

6229673

Wikidata ID

Q115785176

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