Taurere/Taylor Hill

Taurere / Taylor Hill is a volcano in the Auckland volcanic field. It erupted about 33,000 years ago. Its scoria cone reaches 57 m high. It was the site of a Māori pā, and retains earthworks from that era such as kūmara pits and terracing.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 53 metres
  • Description: volcano in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Flat Hill”, “Mount Taylor”, “Mt Taylor”, “Taurere / Taylor Hill”, “Taylor Hill”, “Taylor’s Hill”, “Taylors Hill”, “Te Taurere”, and “Te Taurere / Taylors Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sacred Heart College and Glendowie College.

School
is a state-integrated secondary school in , New Zealand. It is a Catholic, Marist College set on 22 hectares of land in Glen Innes.

School
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is a public secondary school in , .

Park
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Reserve is a nature reserve in the St Heliers suburb of , . Established in 1928, it consists of 6.48 hectares of native bush with scenic trails, a small grass field, and native kauri and kohekohe trees.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glendowie and Wai o Taiki Bay.

Suburb
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is a suburb in , New Zealand. It is under the local governance of . It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010.

Suburb
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is a suburb in , New Zealand. It is under the local governance of .

Suburb
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is a seaside suburb of with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from , until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the , in 2010.

Taurere/Taylor Hill

Latitude
-36.86457° or 36° 51′ 52″ south
Longitude
174.87013° or 174° 52′ 13″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
4VMP4VPC+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 301325728
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
6232300
Wiki­data ID
Q7690242
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Satellite Map

Discover Taurere/Taylor Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Maori—“Taurere/Taylor Hill” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Taurere / Taylor Hill”
  • Cebuano: “Taylor Hill”
  • Dutch: “Taylor Hill”
  • Malagasy: “Taylors Hill”
  • Maori: “Taurere”
  • Maori: “Te Taurere”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taylor Reserve and Rugby Field No. 1.

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