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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.

Kaikohe Hill
Tokareireia
View of the monument in memory of Hōne Heke Ngāpua at Kaikohe
View in 1918 of the monument in memory of Hōne Heke Ngāpua at the top of Kaikohe Hill.
Highest point
Elevation282 m (925 ft)
Coordinates35°24′38″S 173°47′03″E / 35.410596°S 173.784105°E / -35.410596; 173.784105
Geography
Kaikohe Hill is located in Northland Region
Kaikohe Hill
Kaikohe Hill
Geology
Volcanic arc/beltKaikohe-Bay of Islands
Map
Kaikohe Hill centered in map of surface volcanics with basaltic scoria and lava fields (brown) of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. To its north is the violet shaded rhyolitic deposits of Putahi and red shaded andesite of Tarahi. Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of volcano name/wikilink and ages before present. Key for the volcanics that are shown with panning is:   basalt (shades of brown/orange),   monogenetic basalts,
  undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon,
  arc basalts,   arc ring basalts,
  dacite,
  andesite (shades of red),   basaltic andesite,
  rhyolite, (ignimbrite is lighter shades of violet),
and   plutonic. White shading is selected caldera features.

Geography

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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

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It is a basaltic scoria cone in the southern part of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field.[1] 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.[2]

Culture

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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.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Rankin, Freda (1993). "Story: Ngāpua, Hōne Heke". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Hone Heke obelisk gets attention". Far North District Council. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Kaikohe. Township Plan. Northland Townships" (PDF). 4 November 2019. pp. 1–118. Retrieved 22 September 2024.: 75, 80–89 
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