Maungauika is a volcano forming a headland called
North Head at the east end of the
Waitemata Harbour in
Auckland,
New Zealand in the suburb of
Devonport. Known for its sweeping views over the harbour and the
Hauraki Gulf, since 1885 the head was mainly used by the military as a coastal defence installation, which left a network of accessible old bunkers and tunnels as its legacy, forming part of the attraction. The site was protected as part of Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park in 1972 and listed as a Category I historic place in 2001. As part of a 2014
Treaty of Waitangi claim settlement the volcanic cone was officially named Maungauika and the reserve renamed Maungauika / North Head Historic Reserve. Maungauika is the
Maori word for
Mountain of Uika.