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Kōrero: Historic volcanic activity

Aerial view of Rangitoto

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Aerial view of Rangitoto

This aerial photograph of Rangitoto’s cone and the surrounding lava field was taken in 1986. Rangitoto is now part of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park. Fires and exotic animals have been banned for many years, and the vegetation has returned.

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Reference: CN8989/22

by Lloyd Homer

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Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, Historic volcanic activity – Eruptions in early history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6828/aerial-view-of-rangitoto (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.