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Kepa Bush Reserve
Kepa Bush Reserve is an ecological reserve on the Auckland isthmus in New Zealand, south of Mission Bay. It is situated near the smaller St John's Bush and is also known as the Pourewa Valley. Geology and biodiversity The Kepa Bush Reserve is primarily formed by the slopes of a sandstone ridge, between Kepa Road and the Pourewa Creek. The Pourewa Creek at the south of the reserve flows westwards towards the Ōrākei Basin. The forest ecosystem of the upper ridge transitions into the mangrove ecosystem of the Pourewa Creek, something very rarely seen in the reserves of the Waitematā Harbour catchments. The flora in Kepa Bush is diverse and the most common plants and trees include Totara, Rimu, Kanuka, and Manuka. Fauna is very common, with Tui, Pigeon, Grey warbler, Silvereye and Morepork being the most common. Tomtit and Kaka are occasional. History The reserve honours the memory of Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, a Māori military commander and ally of the government for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Saint John (New Zealand)
Mount Saint John (Māori: ''Te Kōpuke''; also known as Te Kōpuke / Mount Saint John and Tītīkōpuke), is a volcanic scoria cone and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Epsom, in the Auckland volcanic field of New Zealand. Geography and geology It has a peak 126 metres above sea level and a crater around 125 m wide and 20 m deep. The age of Te Kōpuke Mount / St John is currently unknown but is older than 28,500 years old as the scoria cone is mantled in ash from Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta volcano. Te Kōpuke / Mount St John is now known to be the source of the long lava flow that ran west down an old stream valley and out into the Waitematā Harbour as Meola Reef. Maungawhau / Mount Eden later erupted through the lava flow. History ''Te Kōpuke'' means 'the prominent mound' and is an abbreviation of ''Tītīkōpuke''. Mount Saint John was named after Colonel J.H.H. St John, who was prominent in the New Zealand Wars. None of its three names are official. In 2014, the ''Tāma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
