| Matukutūruru | |
| Location: | Wiri, North Island, New Zealand |
| Elevation M: | 80 |
| Coordinates: | -37.0073°N 174.8584°W |
| Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Auckland volcanic field |
| Other Name: | Wiri Mountain |
Matukutūruru (also Te Manurewa o Tamapahore or Wiri Mountain[1]) is a volcano and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Wiri, in the Auckland volcanic field. It had a scoria cone reaching 80 metres above sea level (around 50 m higher than the surrounding land), which was quarried away. The lava flows created 290m long Wiri Lava Cave. The hill was the site of a pā. In late 2011 the quarry lake was drained and fill-dumping began on the site.
Matukutūruru and nearby Matukutūreia are collectively known as Matukurua (also ngā Matukurua).[2]
In the 2014 Treaty of Waitangi settlement between the Crown and the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau collective of 13 Auckland iwi and hapu (also known as the Tāmaki Collective), ownership of the 14 Tūpuna Maunga of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, was vested to the collective, including the volcano officially named Matukutūruru. The legislation specified that the land be held in trust "for the common benefit of Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and the other people of Auckland". The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority or Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) is the co-governance organisation established to administer the 14 Tūpuna Maunga. Auckland Council manages the Tūpuna Maunga under the direction of the TMA.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
