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Mount
Victoria
or
Takarunga
(Māori
name)
is
a
dormant
volcano
located
in
the
Devonport
town
of
the
Auckland
region.
It
is
an
easy
hike
to
the
summit
any
healthy
person
can
make
under
30
minutes.
From
Kerr
Street
there
is
an
easy
walkway
which
takes
about
20-30
minutes
to
reach
the
summit.
At
the
summit,
you
will
get
360-degree
panoramic
views
right
from
the
Auckland
CBD
to
the
Waitakere
ranges
in
the
west
covering
Waitemata
Harbour,
Rangitoto,
Waiheke
islands,
Great
Barrier
Islands,
North
Auckland
and
to
the
Waitakere
ranges.
Mt
Victoria
summit
is
a
very
popular
place
to
take
sunset
photos,
particularly
in
the
summer.
It
is
also
a
great
viewing
place
to
watch
ships
arriving
and
departing
the
main
Auckland
harbour.
European
settlers
named
it
after
Queen
Victoria,
but
it
was
also
called
as
Flagstaff
Hill,
after
a
signal
station
for
the
Port
of
Auckland
was
positioned
on
the
summit
in
1841.
Mt
Victoria
has
been
a
public
reserve
since
1880.
Military
bunkers
were
constructed
during
the
WWI
and
WWII
times
and
visitors
can
still
see
the
remaining
concrete
structures
and
the
artillery
at
the
summit.
On
the
summit
you
will
come
across
a
number
of
colorfully
painted
mushroom
features
kids
love
to
play
with.
These
are
in
fact
the
vents
for
a
water
pumping
station
which
lies
underneath.
Summit
also
is
the
location
for
a
radio
and
communications
repeater
station.
The
tar
sealed
road
to
the
summit
is
now
closed
for
private
vehicles,
but
the
public
can
use
the
road
for
cycling
or
walking
to
the
summit.
The
eastern
slope
of
Mount
Victoria
houses
the
Michael
King
Writers
Centre
which
provides
writers-in-residence
programmes.
It
hosts
visiting
writers,
conduct
residential
workshops
for
experienced
writers,
and
series
of
workshops
for
young
poets
and
emerging
writers.
The
writer-in-residence
programmes
are
supported
by
Creative
New
Zealand
and
the
University
of
Auckland.
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