Reflections on Auckland's volcanic landscape

This lecture in the Jeremy Salmond Memorial Lecture Series explores Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland's volcanic landscape from isthmus cones and pā sites to 'The Sacred Footprints of Mataoho' in South Auckland, examining the enduring fight to protect the city's volcanic viewshafts.

Stephen Brown traces key statutory milestones including the pivotal 1973 Planning Appeal Board decision over Maungawhau / Mt Eden, formal protection of sightlines to Tūpuna Maunga since 1975, and modern challenges including the 2015 Unitary Plan, 2022's Plan Change 78, and Plan Change 120. The talk demonstrates why these sightlines remain critical to Auckland's identity.