te puna roimata peak () is a peak (c.890 m) located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of terra nova glacier and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of lewis bay on the lower northeast slope of mount erebus, ross island. on november 28, 1979, a new zealand dc10 aircraft on a scenic flight from auckland crashed near this peak claiming the lives of 237 passengers from eight countries and a crew of 20. in 1987, a stainless steel memorial cross was erected west of the peak. te puna roimata peak (meaning spring of tears) was named by the new zealand geographic board (nzgb) in 2000.