Facts about Mangere Mountain
Mangere Mountain was created 18,000 years ago in a dramatic and explosive way.
Rocks were blasted sky high and plumes of steam, grit and dust provided a backdrop for further explosions set off by gases in the emerging magma. Rain, lightening and thunder added sound and special effects. Fountains of liquid lava from various vents created a fireworks display and sheets of glowing lava flowed out for miles creating lava fields.
Mangere Mountain is one the largest and best preserved of Auckland's 48 cones and craters. All of these volcanoes are the product of hot rock rising from 100km below the city. That source is still active and another volcano is sure to erupt in the Auckland area. We don't know where or when.
Kohatu wera
I Ngaa raa o mua (tekau ma waru mano tau ki muri), mai i tetahi pahuu tino nui mai roto o Papa Tuanuku ka puta ake Te Maunga o Mangere.
Rere ana te kohatu, puehu me ngaa aahuatanga wera katoa ki te rangi. Papaa ana te whatitiri hikohiko, te uira rere ana te puehu heke ana te ua me te rere o te rangitoto, mura haere tonu o te pahuu.
O ngaa maunga puia katoa o Taamaki (whaa tekau ma waru) ko Mangere te mea tino nui, me te mau tonu o ngaa aahuatanga tawhito e kitea tonu nei i teenei waa. Ko eenei maunga katoa he kohatu tino wera i tuwhaina ake e Papa Tuanuku mai i toona hohonutanga (kotahi rau kiromita). I teenei waa, e kiia ana kei reira tonu, aa tona waa ka whakaatumai ano i aia.
Eruptive aftermath
The soil derived from Mangere's eruption is mineral rich and the gardens for which this area is famous have nourished many generations.
Pahuutanga me ngaa aahauatanga o murimai
Na eenei aahuatanga i tino pai, e tino pai tonu nei teenei waahi mo te whakatupu huakai whenua hei oranga mo ngaa uri.
Pahoehoe lava - Visit Kiwi Esplanade to view good examples
Ngaa Kohatu koorere wera - i tuwhaina mai i Te Puia o Mangere i rere i raro o ngaa wai o Te Manukau tae atu ki Onehunga
Lava flows from Mangere Mountain extend below the sea almost to Onehunga
Pahoehoe koorere kohatu, haere ki te tirotiro, kei Kiwi Esplanade
Lava caves formed by Mangere Mountain's lava flows can be seen at Ambury Regional Park
Ngaa ana koorere mai o Te Puia o Mangere ka kitea i Ambury Regional Park.
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