Waihorotiu Stream
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Waihorotiu, sometimes called the Waihorotiu Stream and the 'Queen Street River', is a stream that ran down the Queen Street gully in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand, into the Waitemata Harbour. It has l
The Waihorotiu Stream – now channelled into brick sewers underneath Queen Street.
Albert Park Volcano
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The Albert Park Volcano was one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field in New Zealand. A small volcano that erupted approximately 145,000 years ago, the volcanic remnants were quarried during
Waihorotiu Stream
…spring existed it is unlikely it would have been built over). The stream ran through a swampy area (now Aotea Square), formed when lava flows from the Albert Park Volcano blocked the flow of the Waihorotiu Stream approximately 145,000 years ago. From here, it flowed northwards between Queen and Elliot Streets until the…
The approximate location of the Albert Park Volcano, to the north-west of the Albert Barracks, depicted in 1849. Maungauika / North Head and Rangitoto Island in background.
Auckland Volcanic Field