Manukau City
Country:	New Zealand
Population:	328,968 (2006 census)
Territorial Authority
Name:	Manukau City
Mayor:	Len Brown
Extent:	East to Hauraki Gulf; South to Papakura; West to Manukau Harbour. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Len Brown (born 1956 Auckland, New Zealand) is the current mayor of Manukau, New Zealand and a former lawyer and city councillor
Land Area:	683km²
Website:	http://www.manukau.govt.nz
Regional Council
Name:	Auckland Regional Council
Website:	http://www.arc.govt.nz

Manukau City (orange). The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country The darker orange shows the urban area within the (grey) greater Auckland conurbation's urban area.

The Manukau skyline looking northwest.

Manukau City is a city in the Auckland region of New Zealand and the third most populous city in New Zealand. Geography On the mainland the region extends from the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour in the north across the southern stretches of the North Auckland Peninsula New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The area is commonly referred to as South Auckland, but this term does not possess any official recognition and does not encompass East Auckland, which is within the official boundaries of Manukau City. South Auckland is an area of Auckland, New Zealand characterized in the popular mind as a socio-economically below-average and sometimes rough Urban area East Auckland is an area of Auckland, New Zealand characterised in the popular mind as a socio-economically mixed Urban area with a relatively large multi-cultural Manukau includes the theme park Rainbow's End, and one of the oldest shopping malls in the country, now called Westfield Manukau City. Rainbow's End is a Theme park in Auckland, New Zealand that opened in December 1982 Westfield Manukau City is a major shopping centre located in Manukau

The name Manukau is of Māori origin, and may mean "wading birds", although it has been suggested that the name of the harbour after which the city is named was originally Manuka, a type of native tree.

History

Manukau City was formed by the amalgamation of Manukau County and Manurewa Borough in 1965. The city expanded in 1989 with New Zealand-wide reorganisation of local government to include Papatoetoe City and Howick Borough. However, some land was lost in the formation of Papakura District at the same time.

Geography

The Manukau City area is concentrated immediately to the south of the Otahuhu isthmus, the narrowest connection between Auckland City and the Northland region and the rest of the north island. Geography Northland is located in what is often referred to by New Zealanders as the Far North, or because of its mild climate The Winterless North. At its narrowest, between the Otahuhu Creek arm of the Tamaki River (itself an estuarial arm of the Hauraki Gulf) in the east and the Mangere Inlet (an arm of the Manukau Harbour) to the west, the isthmus is only some 1500 metres across. The Tamaki River is despite its name mostly an estuarial arm and Harbour of the Hauraki Gulf, within the city of Auckland in New An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The Hauraki Gulf is a Coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. Manukau Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in New Zealand and the sixth largest in the world by area

The area to the south of the isthmus contains the heart of Manukau, sprawled on either side of State Highways 1 and 20, the latter of which approaches from the west after crossing Mangere Bridge. The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. The area known as Manukau central is located close to the junction of these two highways, some 20 kilometres southeast of the centre of Auckland city.

Considerable rural and semi-rural land to the east of Manukau central is also within the city's limits. This extends towards the Hunua Ranges close to the Firth of Thames, and takes in such communities as Clevedon and Maraetai. Hunua Ranges form a block of hilly country to the southeast of Auckland in New Zealand 's North Island. The Firth of Thames is a large bay located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. Clevedon is a rural town within the administrative area of Manukau City, New Zealand, one of the four cities that make up the Conurbation of Auckland Maraetai is one of the towns which make up Manukau city and is the easternmost suburb of greater Auckland in New Zealand.

Beyond Manukau to the south lie Papakura and the Franklin district, which are less urban but still part of the Auckland Region and to some extent regarded as an integral part of Auckland's urban area. Geography Papakura is 123 square kilometres in size and is just 32 km from downtown Auckland Geography On the mainland the region extends from the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour in the north across the southern stretches of the North Auckland Peninsula

Auckland International Airport is located in Mangere, in the west of Manukau, close to the waters of the Manukau Harbour. Auckland Airport (formerly Auckland International Airport) is the largest and busiest Airport in New Zealand with over 13 million (some 7 million

Population

For some years before the 1989 reorganisation of local government, the then Manukau City had the highest population of any city or district in the country. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

Like most of the rest of the region, Manukau is ethnically diverse, and is home to many cultures, especially Māori and members of Polynesian ethnicities, with a recent concentration of Asians in and near Howick. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over Suburb It is densely populated by New Zealand standards, despite having very few apartments.

Schools

Main article: List of schools in Auckland, New Zealand#Manukau City

Wards and suburbs

Manukau City is divided into 7 wards. Names of wards and lists of main suburbs/towns in each follow:

Prominent people

• Jim Anderton, former city councillor, who rose to be the country's Deputy Prime Minister
• Sir Barry Curtis, former long-serving Mayor, from 1983 to 2007
• David Lange, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Member of Parliament for Mangere. Ardmore is the name of several localities around the world;Canada Ardmore Alberta Ardmore British Columbia Ardmore Whitford is a suburb southeast of central Auckland, in Manukau City New Zealand. Alfriston (pronounced All-friston is a village and Civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England. Brookby is a rural suburb of Manukau City, New Zealand. Brookby is approximately 5 kilometres west of Clevedon 5 km southeast of Whitford and 15 km east of Orere Point is a large rural suburb of Manukau City in Auckland. Chapel Downs is a suburb of Manukau City in Auckland New Zealand Clevedon is a town in North Somerset, England.The name derives from the Saxon, 'Cleve' meaning Cleave or Cleft and 'don' meaning hill the town being Maraetai is one of the towns which make up Manukau city and is the easternmost suburb of greater Auckland in New Zealand. Botany Downs is a Suburb of Manukau City, New Zealand. According to the 2001 census Botany Downs has a population of 4701 Suburb Suburb Highland Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located between Howick and Pakuranga. Suburb Cockle Bay is a northern suburb of Manukau City, New Zealand. Airport Oaks is a suburb located in Manukau City, New Zealand, located north of the Auckland Airport boundaries Suburb Suburb Suburb Suburb Suburb Clendon is a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand. It is located to the west of Manurewa. Suburb Manukau Heights is the central suburban part of Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand. Suburb Suburb Suburb Hill Park of Karachi is situated on a hilltop surrounded by a residential area known as P Location Otara is surrounded by the suburbs of Otahuhu, Middlemore Suburb Clover Park is the name of an Auckland Suburb, located in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand Flat Bush is a large rural area in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand. Suburb Bucklands Beach is a suburb 13 kilometres east of Auckland 's CBD in New Zealand. Suburb James Patrick Anderton, usually known as Jim Anderton (born 21 January 1938) is leader of the Progressive Party, a Political party Sir Barry Curtis (born 1939 is New Zealand 's longest serving Mayor, being the Mayor of Manukau City from 1983 until 2007 when he announced his intention David Russell Lange, ONZ, CH (who pronounced his name ˈlɒŋi long-ee) (4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005 served as Prime Minister of New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in

Local government

Manukau City Council may become a thing of the past if the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Restructuring Auckland's Councils decide to scrap the local council. Plans of restructuring Auckland into one city may see the current 8 councils formed into only one single city council. This means that possibly by 2009 there may be an Auckland City sub-offices in Manukau City Centre and Howick, replacing the current Manukau City Council. A single Auckland City Council may soon govern all areas of the Auckland Region and there will no longer be Papakura, North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere, and of course Manukau. (Possibly Franklin as well). Manukau City and the Manukau suburbs may soon be handed over to an Auckland City Council.

Elected members

Elected members of the Manukau City Council, as of October 2007

Sister cities

• Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan

References

External links

• Official website
• Manukau Directory and Info
• Manukau Street Map
• Manukau Libraries