Green Hill
Green Hill is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field, located in the suburb of East Tāmaki. It erupted approximately 20,000 years ago, and its scoria cone had a peak 78 metres above sea level and had a grove of karaka trees.Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 65 metres
- Description: volcano in Auckland
- Also known as: “Green Hill, New Zealand” and “Greenmount”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fo Guang Shan Temple, Auckland and Guy’s Homestead.
Fo Guang Shan Temple, Auckland
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple of New Zealand is a temple and community centre of the Fo Guang Shan Chinese Buddhist movement in the East Tāmaki/Flat Bush suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Guy’s Homestead
Manor estate
Guy's Homestead is a late 19th century homestead located in East Auckland, New Zealand, and listed as a Category 2 building by Heritage New Zealand. After being burnt down in an act of arson it was rebuilt and turned into an early learning centre.
Ōtara Hill
Volcano
Ōtara Hill is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field. Its scoria cone reached 89 m above sea level before it was quarried away. The hill was the site of a pā named "Te Puke Ō Tara" meaning 'hill belonging to Tara', who was a Ngāi Tai Rangatira of the area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Auckland and Flat Bush.
South Auckland
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Auckland is a district of Auckland situated south and east of Central Auckland. For this travel guide, it includes Manukau, Howick and Papakura. South Auckland is one of the truly multi-cultural urban areas of the world, with Pacific Island nationalities being particularly strongly represented among its residents.
Flat Bush
Suburb
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flat Bush is an Eastern suburb in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It has recently become one of the city's largest new planned towns after being developed as an urban area of Auckland for several decades.
Ōtara
Suburb
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Ōtara is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, situated 18 kilometres to the southeast of the Auckland City Centre. Ōtara lies near the head of the Tāmaki River.
Green Hill
- Category: landform
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.9398° or 36° 56′ 23″ southLongitude
174.8985° or 174° 53′ 55″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
4VMP3V6X+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 10220673890OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoWikidata ID
Q14950639
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