Panmure Basin

The Panmure Basin, also sometimes known as the Panmure Lagoon, is a tidal estuary within a volcanic crater or maar in New Zealand's Auckland volcanic field, which erupted approximately 25,200 years ago. It is located to the south of Panmure town centre.In February 2008, scientists announced that drilling had discovered a scoria cone buried within the mud filling the explosion crater.

Panmure is an east Auckland suburb, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 11 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD, close to the western banks of the Tamaki River and the northern shore of the Panmure Basin (or Kaiahiku). To the north lies the suburb of Tamaki, and to the west is the cone of Maungarei / Mount Wellington.

Atea College, formerly Carey College, is a private Christian school in Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand.The school's motto is "Learn to think for yourself" Atea College is a registered Cambridge International Centre, preparing students for Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE and A Level qualifications instead of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement ("NCEA") which it regards as unsatisfactory.