Taurere / Taylor Hill

Scoria cone of Taylors Hill with Māori kumara pits in left foreground.

Taylors Hill (also Te Taurere), is a dormant volcano in the Auckland volcanic field. The last eruption was about 32,000 years ago.

Its scoria cone reaches 56 m high. It was the site of a pā and retains Māori earthworks from that era such as kumara pits and terracing. The volcano's lower slopes and scoria mounds to the east and south have been quarried away.

References

• City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
• Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential Guide. Hayward, B.W., Murdoch, G., Maitland, G.; Auckland University Press, 2011.

External links

• Photograph of Te Taurere held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.