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Takarunga / Mount Victoria is the highest volcano on Auckland's North Shore, rising to 87 m. Its age is currently unknown. Its lava flows now line much of Devonport's waterfront. An important pa once occupied its slopes, and some of the pa's earthworks can still be seen.〔Bulmer, Susan (1994). (Sources for the archaeology of the Maaori settlement of the Taamaki volcanic district ). Science & Research series, ISSN 0113-3713, number 63. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. ISBN 0-478-01552-6. Retrieved 1 November 2010.〕 A scoria mound known as Duders Hill, on Takarunga / Mount Victoria's southern slopes was mostly quarried away. The name Mount Victoria comes from Queen Victoria and the name Takarunga means "the hill standing above". Jules Dumont d'Urville climbed the hill in 1827. The hill provides panoramic views of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour and the inner Hauraki Gulf. Over the years the peak and upper slopes have housed a signal station for shipping,〔(History of the signalman's house ), Michael King Writers’ Centre. Retrieved 1 November 2010.〕 artillery emplacements, farmland, and various concrete army bunkers, some from as early as the 1870s. One bunker now serves as the venue for the Devonport Folk Music Club.〔(Devonport Folk Music Club ), Devonport Directory. Retrieved 1 November 2010.〕 The slopes of Takarunga / Mount Victoria are also home to Devonport Primary School, Takarunga Playcentre, a tennis court, a cemetery, a water reservoir which maintains supply to the area, and a scenic lookout. The old Signalman's House is now home to the Michael King Writers Centre which provides writers-in-residence programmes, hosting for visiting writers, residential workshops for experienced writers, and a series of workshops for young poets and emerging writers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1410/S00216/readings-from-old-devonport-and-open-afternoon.htm )〕 The writer-in-residence programmes are supported by Creative New Zealand and the University of Auckland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://writerscentre.org.nz/ )〕 In the 2014 Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Tamaki Makaurau Collective of 13 Auckland iwi, the volcano was officially named Takarunga / Mount Victoria and ownership was vested to the collective. It is now co-governed by the collective and Auckland Council in common benefit of the iwi "and all other people of Auckland".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2014/0052/latest/whole.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.linz.govt.nz/sites/default/files/document/nga_mana_whenua_o_tamaki_makaurau_collective_redress_act_2014_registration_guideline_-_current.pdf )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.linz.govt.nz/nzgb-decisions-september-2014 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/newseventsculture/OurAuckland/News/Pages/protectionoftupunamaungaassuredunderownershiptransfer.aspx )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/newseventsculture/OurAuckland/mediareleases/Pages/newgovernancestructurefortreaesuredtupunamaunga.aspx )〕 File:MtVictoria.1.jpg|The north side of Takarunga / Mount Victoria, seen from Lake Road. File:The Bunker, Mt Victoria, Auckland.jpg|The Bunker, home of the Devonport Folk Club. File:Disappearing gun on Mount Victoria.jpg|BL 8 inch Mk VII Disappearing gun at the summit of Takarunga / Mount Victoria. File:Mt Victoria Mushrooms.jpg|'Mushrooms' on top of Takarunga / Mount Victoria, which are in fact vents for a water pumping station.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visitdevonport.co.nz/mount-victoria-walk )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Victoria (Auckland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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