Wiri EMU Maintenance Depot

Wiri EMU Maintenance Depot is in Auckland, Auckland Region. Wiri EMU Maintenance Depot is situated nearby to Puhinui Stream Number 1 Overbridge, as well as near the place of worship Vedic Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ash Hill and Wiri Mountain.

Ash Hill

Volcano

Photo: Lasaiya, CC BY 3.0.

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.

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

Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Wiri Lava Cave is situated 690 metres south of Wiri EMU Maintenance Depot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiri and Manukau.

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.

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.