Te Puke Volcano

#371 among destinations in New Zealand

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Te Puke is a 136 metres high group of basaltic scoria cones, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in Northland, New Zealand. It is the easternmost volcano of the field, being located near Waitangi. The three or four small, cratered cones are in a southwest–northeast alignment. The last eruption was 1300 to 1800 years ago. ()

Coordinates: 35°15'7"S, 174°1'48"E

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NorthlandNew Zealand

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Te Puke Volcano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Rainbow Falls, Bay Beach Hire, Mission House.

3.1 miE
Garden, Historical place, History museum
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Paihia
79 min walk • The Waitangi Treaty Grounds, nestled in the scenic bay city of Paihia, New Zealand, is a site of monumental historical significance. It is here that the Treaty of Waitangi, considered the founding document of New Zealand, was signed on February 6, 1840.
5.6 miNW
Scenic waterfall with a swimming hole
Rainbow Falls, Kerikeri
143 min walk • The Rainbow Falls, Māori name Waianiwaniwa, are a single-drop waterfall located on the Kerikeri River near Kerikeri in New Zealand. Unlike most New Zealand waterfalls which are created by the erosion of soft rock, the Rainbow Falls are sited on a hard basalt layer of rock beside softer mudstone.
4.3 miSE
35°17'4"S • 174°5'46"E
Bay Beach Hire, Paihia
111 min walk • Beach, Bike tours, Watersports
4.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Mission House, Kerikeri
114 min walk • The Mission House at Kerikeri in New Zealand was completed in 1822 as part of the Kerikeri Mission Station by the Church Missionary Society, and is New Zealand’s oldest surviving building. It is sometimes known as Kemp House.
4.5 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Stone Store, Kerikeri
114 min walk • The Stone Store at Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands is New Zealand’s oldest surviving stone building. Part of the second Church Missionary Society station in New Zealand, the store was designed by John Hobbs to replace an earlier wooden storehouse.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Historical place
Flagstaff Hill, Russell
130 min walk • Flagstaff Hill overlooks the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Directly north of the small historical village of Russell, the flagstaff on the hill played a significant role in early relations between the local Māori of the Ngāpuhi iwi and early British colonials.
5.3 miE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Pompallier Mission, Russell
135 min walk • Pompallier House is a nineteenth-century building located in Russell, New Zealand which once served as the headquarters to the French Catholic mission to the Western Pacific.
5.4 miE
Church
Christ Church, Russell
137 min walk • Christ Church is New Zealand's oldest surviving church. Built in 1835 by Gilbert Mair in the village of Russell, the Anglican church originally held services in both English and Māori. It was also occasionally used as the local courthouse.
4.4 miNW
35°13'0"S • 173°57'50"E
Rewa's Village, Kerikeri
114 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Historic walking areas
4.5 miNW
Church
St. James Church, Kerikeri
116 min walk • St. James Anglican Church, in Kerikeri, New Zealand, is a congregation of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa in the Diocese of Auckland, currently operated as a mission of St. Paul's Church, Whangaroa. It is noted for its historic church building, which was built in 1878.
3.2 miSE
Memorial
Waitangi Treaty Monument, Waitangi
82 min walk • The Waitangi Treaty Monument, also known as the Te Tii memorial, is registered with Heritage New Zealand as a Category I structure. The monument was built in circa 1880–1881. Its inscription shows the full text in its Māori version of the Treaty of Waitangi.