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Kōrero: Northland region

Volcanic plug

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Volcanic plug

Many of Northland’s ranges are made up of volcanic rocks, and there are some spectacular remnants of old volcanoes. Tokatoka peak near Dargaville is a volcanic plug, formed when lava solidified in the pipe of an extinct volcano. The cone has worn away, leaving the plug behind.

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Claudia Orange, Northland region – Geography, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7514/volcanic-plug (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Claudia Orange, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.