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
Map
LocationNorth Island, New Zealand
Geology
Volcanic fieldAuckland 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".