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There are about 50 volcanic mountains around Auckland. I don't remember them all but here are some.

Mount: Eden,Roskill, Albert, Wellington, Mangere, 3 Kings, Hobson, Victoria, Smart etc

check out this page in Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Volcanic_Field

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The most prominent mountain range in NZ is the Southern Alps, but as NZ is a mountainous country there are many mountain ranges.

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The tallest mountain in the southern alps is called Aoraki/Mt Cook.

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