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Pouerua


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 that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s. Pouerua is registered with the Historic Places Trust as a traditional site (Registration Number 6711).

The last Māori who occupied Pouerua were the Ngāti Rāhiri subtribe of Ngāpuhi. They left in about 1860.

According to the Historic Places Trust:

Coordinates: 35°22′12″S 173°55′58″E / 35.370011°S 173.932688°E / -35.370011; 173.932688



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