Auckland’s second-youngest volcano, formed about 10,000 years ago and the views from the top are stunning. 🌋🌄 🚶‍♀️The summit is vehicle-free, so you walk up the track yourself, and the views stretch across the city, the harbour, and the surrounding volcanic landscape. ✨ ⭐️What makes it even more interesting is its history. This was once a Māori pā, and the terraces and earthworks on the slopes still show how the land was used and lived on. 🪶 🌿The name Maungarei means “the watchful mountain”

Matukutūreia, or McLaughlin’s Hill, is one of many extinct volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. It has a peak 73 metres above sea level and is located in Wiri near “ Te Manurewa o Tamapahore, the suburb of Manurewa. Matukutūreia sits close to Matukutururu. These two maunga were fortified pā sites of the Waiohua, collectively known as Matukurua. #matukuturiea #matukutururu #Ourmanukau | Our Manukau