Kaikohe Hill
Kaikohe Hill (also Tokareireia, Memorial Hill) is a 282 m (925 ft) high hill in Northland, New Zealand with significance in Māori culture.
Geography
It is on the western edge of the town of Kaikohe. To its north east are the extinct volcanic cones of Putahi and Tarahi and Lake Ōmāpere.
Geology
It is a basaltic scoria cone in the southern part of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. The geological basement to the nearby volcanoes is likely to be the Permian-Mesozoic Waipapa Group argillite at perhaps more than 1,736 ft (529 m) deep as defined by drill hole at the near by thermal Ngawha Springs and seismic studies.
Culture
The slopes of the hill contain a memorial park to Hōne Heke Ngāpua, a great-grand nephew of Hōne Heke and leader in Māori autonomy.
References
- ^ Hayward, Bruce; Smith, Ian (2002). "Field Trip 7: A Taste of Northland Geology" (PDF). In Smith, Vicki; Grenfell, Hugh (eds.). Field Trip Guides, GSNZ Annual Conference "Northland 2002". Geological Society of NZ Miscellaneous Publication 112B. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ Bowen, F.E.; Skinner, D.N.B.; Hornibrook, N.deB.; Scott, G.H.; Edwards, A.R. (1972). "Geological interpretation of Ngawha deep drillhole, Kaikohe, Northland(N15), New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 15 (1): 129–138. doi:10.1080/00288306.1972.10423949.
- ^ Rankin, Freda (1993). "Story: Ngāpua, Hōne Heke". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Hone Heke obelisk gets attention". Far North District Council. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Kaikohe. Township Plan. Northland Townships" (PDF). 4 November 2019. pp. 1–118. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
