| Pouerua | |
| Map Alt: | Map of North Island surface volcanic features |
| Elevation M: | 270 |
| Coordinates: | -35.37°N 173.9327°W |
| Type: | Basalt cone |
| Age: | Pleistocene |
| Geology: | Basalt |
| Volcanic Field: | Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field |
Pouerua is a 270 m high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It is in the locality of Pakaraka and was the site of a pā that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.[1] Pouerua is registered with the Historic Places Trust as a traditional site (Registration Number 6711).[2]
The last Māori who occupied Pouerua were the Ngāti Rāhiri subtribe of Ngāpuhi. They left in about 1860.[3]
According to the Historic Places Trust, Pouerua is considered the origin and the watershed or pou of the two tribal areas of Ngapuhi, at the Hokianga in the west and Taumarere in the east.[2]
