What does Mangere mean in Maori?
What does Mangere mean in Maori? lazy Fertile soils and good fishing created comfortable living conditions for Māori, who named the area Māngere, meaning 'lazy'. What is Mangere known for? At 106 metres above sea level, Mangere Mountain is the best-preserved volcanic cone in the area and one of the largest scoria cones in the Auckland area. It first erupted around 70,000 years ago. Lava fields spread out in all directions except the southeast, covering around five square kilometres. What type of volcano is Mangere? Mangere Mountain (or Te Pane a Mataaho) is a large scoria cone that erupted about...