A pyramid in New Zealand or just a pile of very even blocks of stone? If it is a man-made structure, we know it is at least 1800 years old — needless to say, this is a very inconvenient fact for Maori Iwi Elites who like to pretend they are indigenous. In 186 AD the Taupo eruption covered a vast area in volcanic ash and pumice….including this mound of stone.