Waitomokia
Waitomokia is a volcano in the Auckland volcanic field. Waitomokia's 600 m wide tuff crater contained three small scoria cones up to 20 m high, one with a crater, which were quarried in the 1950s.Photo: Bruce Hayward, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: extinct volcano in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waitomokia Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pukeiti and Ōtuataua.
Pukeiti
Volcano
Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY 3.0.
Pukeiti is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field. The spatter cone is the smallest volcano in Auckland, reaching 30 metres above sea level, and has a shallow crater over 30 metres wide.
Maungataketake
Volcano
Maungataketake is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field in New Zealand. It had a 76 m high scoria cone, beside a 100 m wide crater, before they were quarried away.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ihumātao and Airport Oaks.
Ihumātao
Hamlet
Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ihumātao is an archaeological site of historic importance in the suburb of Māngere, Auckland. Once a pā site, it stands on the Ihumātao Peninsula, at the base of Ōtuataua, part of the Auckland volcanic field.
Airport Oaks
Quarter
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Auckland Airport is an international airport serving Auckland, the most populous city of New Zealand. It is the largest and busiest airport in the country, with over 18.7 million passengers served in the year ended December 2024.
Auckland Airport
Photo: Wangi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Airport is New Zealand's largest and busiest airport, with over 70% of international visitors to the nation landing or taking off there. Located in the country's largest city, Auckland, it is also a significant hub for air travel around Oceania.
Waitomokia
- Categories: extinct volcano and body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hausa—“Waitomokia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Waitomokia”
- German: “Waitomokia”
- Hausa: “Waitomokia”
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