North Head (New Zealand)

North Head
Maungauika / North Head
North Head with the flanks of Rangitoto Island and the Hauraki Gulf beyond
Highest point
Elevation50 m (160 ft)
Coordinates36°49′40″S 174°48′43″E / 36.827751°S 174.81205°E / -36.827751; 174.81205
Naming
Native nameMaungauika (Māori)
Geography
LocationNorth Island, New Zealand
Geology
Volcanic arc/beltAuckland volcanic field
North Head seen from Tāmaki Drive to the south. Mount Victoria is seen to the west.
The BL 8 inch Mk VII of the South Battery, a well-preserved example of a disappearing gun

North Head (Māori: Maungauika; officially Maungauika and sometimes referred to as Maungauika / North Head)[1][2][3] is a volcano and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) forming a headland at the east end of the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, in the suburb of Devonport.[4] Known for its sweeping views over the harbour and the Hauraki Gulf, since 1885 the head was mainly used by the military as a coastal defence installation, which left a network of accessible old bunkers and tunnels as its legacy, forming part of the attraction. The site was protected as part of Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park in 1972[5] and listed as a Category I historic place in 2001.[6] As part of a 2014 Treaty of Waitangi claim settlement the volcanic cone was officially named Maungauika and the reserve unofficially renamed Maungauika / North Head Historic Reserve.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Place name detail: 54533". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ Council, Auckland. "Maungauika / North Head - maunga in Auckland". Auckland Council. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 registration guideline" (PDF). Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Department of Conservation - North Head Historic Reserve" (PDF).
  6. ^ "The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero - North Head - Takapuna".