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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Auckland

What lies beneath: the hidden caves buried under Auckland back yards

Student Jaxon Ingold inside a lava cave at Ambury Regional Park in Auckland.
Student Jaxon Ingold inside a lava cave in Auckland. Roughly 200 caves, formed by volcanic eruptions, lie beneath New Zealand’s largest city. Photograph: Fiona Goodall/The Guardian

Hidden behind a tropical garden in the affluent Auckland suburb of Mount Eden is a subterranean secret – a cave opening from the ground like the yawning mouth of a giant.

“People come down here and drop their jaws,” says its owner, Sean Jacob, who stands in the centre of the quiet rock chamber.

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