Wiri Lava Cave Scientific Reserve

Wiri Lava Cave Scientific Reserve is a park in Auckland, Auckland Region. Wiri Lava Cave Scientific Reserve is situated nearby to the volcano Wiri Mountain, as well as near Roscommon Drainage Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wiri Mountain and Wiri Lava Cave.

Wiri Mountain

Volcano

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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.

Wiri Lava Cave

Cave

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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.

Ash Hill

Volcano

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiri and Homai.

Wiri

Suburb

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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

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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.