Wiri Lava Cave
Wiri lava cave is Auckland's longest known lava cave at around 290 metres. It is part of Matukutūruru volcano in the Auckland volcanic field. Because it features rare lava stalactites, the cave has garnered international renown, and access is restricted, with entry requiring a permit.Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wiri Lava Cave Scientific Reserve” and “Wiri Lava Caves Entrance”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wiri Mountain and Ash Hill.
Wiri Mountain
Volcano
Photo: Lasaiya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matukutūruru is a volcano in Wiri. Part of the Auckland volcanic field; it is one of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau. Created by a series of eruptions around 30,000 years ago, it had a scoria cone reaching approximately 60 metres higher than the surrounding land.
Ash Hill
Volcano
Ash Hill is a volcano in Wiri, in the Auckland volcanic field, in New Zealand. A low tuff cone with an explosion crater about 150m wide, it is now covered by industrial development.
Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility
Prison
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility is a women's prison in the Wiri suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand. Also in the vicinity are the Auckland South Corrections Facility and Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice Facility. Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility is situated 1 km southwest of Wiri Lava Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiri and Homai.
Wiri
Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Wiri is a mostly industrial-commercial focused suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It was formerly part of Manukau City until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the 'super city' in 2010.
Homai
Quarter
Photo: Sitedmambo, CC0.
Homai is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand surrounded by Manukau Central, Wiri, Hillpark, Clendon Park and Manurewa. It was formerly under the local governance of the Manukau City Council.
Manukau
Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Manukau, or Manukau Central, is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand. Centred on the Manukau City Centre business district, it is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland Central Business District.
Wiri Lava Cave
- Categories: nature reserve and landform
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.00661° or 37° 0′ 24″ southLongitude
174.85931° or 174° 51′ 34″ eastOpen location code
4VJPXVV5+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 6685551429OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q8026947
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Egyptian Arabic—“Wiri Lava Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف ويري لافا”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ويرى لافا”
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Highlights include Wiri Lava Cave Scientific Reserve and Wiri Mountain.
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