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Putangirua Pinnacles

These are found on the south coast of the North Island.
This is an interesting area containing pinnacles (or hoodoo's) which are continually being eroded away.
The conglomerate is 6-7 million years old and has been above sea level approximately 120,000 years.
Because the Pacific/Australian plates boundary is only ~ 50km away the uplift has been relatively fast.
Fossils can also be seen in some rock.
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