How do I get to Mount Hikurangi?
Getting there The track starts 25 km from Ruatoria. Turn off SH 35 onto the Tapuaeroa Valley Road and follow the signs for Pakihiroa Station. There is a formal car park just below the station manager’s house. There is no public vehicle access past this point.
How many people live in Hikurangi?
1,614
The 2018 population for Hikurangi is 1,614, with a population density of 403.5 persons per square km.
Where is the Hikurangi fault?
The Hikurangi plate boundary, located off the East Coast of the North Island, is where the Pacific tectonic plate subducts (or dives underneath) the Australian tectonic plate – and is what scientists call a subduction zone.
Where is Mount Hikurangi NZ?
Mount Hikurangi is located 130 kilometres north of Gisborne. Public access to Mt Hikurangi will be CLOSED from: 12 noon on 31 December to 12 noon on 1 January each year for the Hikurangi Maunga Dawn Event.
Where is the Hikurangi Trench located?
North Island of New Zealand
The Hikurangi Trench, also called the Hikurangi Trough, is an oceanic trench in the bed of the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, lying between the southern end of the Cook Strait and the Chatham Rise.
Where is Mount Hikurangi located in New Zealand?
Location in the North Island of New Zealand. Mount Hikurangi (or Te Ara ki Hikurangi in Māori) is a 1,752 m (5,748 ft) peak in the eastern corner of New Zealand’s North Island, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Gisborne, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of the East Cape Lighthouse.
Why is Hikurangi sacred to the Maori?
The mountain is sacred to the local Ngāti Porou people. Māori legend from this region suggests that when the demigod Māui fished up the North Island of New Zealand, Mount Hikurangi was the first point to emerge from the sea.
What is the parent range of Mount Hikurangi?
Parent range. Raukumara Range. Mount Hikurangi (or Te Ara ki Hikurangi in Māori) is a 1,752 m (5,748 ft) peak in the eastern corner of New Zealand’s North Island, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Gisborne, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of the East Cape Lighthouse.
What is Maunga Hikurangi famous for?
The highest peak in the rugged Raukumara Range, and the highest non-volcanic mountain in the North Island, Maunga Hikurangi (1,754 metres) is recognised as the first point on the New Zealand mainland to greet the morning sun. The mountain is sacred to the local Ngāti Porou people.