Rangitoto: Auckland’s picturesque volcano
Rangitoto is Auckland’s largest, most recent and least modified volcano of the Auckland Volcanic Field, forming a symmetrical cone at the entrance to the Waitemata Harbour. It is part of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park, administered by the Department of Conservation in partnership with the Tangata Whenua Nga Tai and Ngati Paoa.
There are a number of well marked tracks through what is the largest remaining pohutukawa forest in New Zealand, and it is visited by large numbers of sightseers. Access is provided by regular ferry services and the tour of the volcano is not only interesting but fun on a sort of ‘noddy’ type train running through the island.
Rangitoto Island, Auckland