Everything about Manukau City totally explained
| Manukau City |
| Country: |
New Zealand |
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| 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. |
| Land Area: |
683km² |
| Website: |
http://www.manukau.govt.nz |
| Regional Council |
| Name: |
Auckland Regional Council |
| Website: |
http://www.arc.govt.nz |
Manukau City is a city in the
Auckland region of
New Zealand and the third most populous city in New Zealand. The area is commonly referred to as
South Auckland, but this term doesn't possess any official recognition and doesn't encompass
East Auckland, which is within the official boundaries of Manukau City. Manukau includes the theme park
Rainbow's End, and one of the oldest shopping malls in the country, now called
Westfield Manukau City.
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. 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 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 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.
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.
Auckland International Airport is located in Mangere, in the west of Manukau, close to the waters of the Manukau Harbour.
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.
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. It is densely populated by New Zealand standards, despite having very few apartments.
Schools
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.
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
Mayor Len Brown
Cr Maggie Burrill (Botany-Clevedon)
Cr Michael Williams (Botany-Clevedon)
Cr Sharon Stewart QSM (Howick)
Cr Jami-Lee Ross (Howick)
Cr Alf Filipaina (Mangere)
Cr Syvlia Taylor (Mangere)
Cr Hugh Graham (Mangere)
Cr John Walker (Manurewa)
Cr Colleen Brown MNZM, JP (Manurewa)
Cr Daniel Newman (Manurewa)
Cr Anne Candy QSO, JP (Manurewa)
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Cr Su'a William Sio (Otara)
Cr Arthur Anae (Otara)
Cr Dick Quax (Pakuranga)
Cr David Collings (Pakuranga)
Cr Bob Wichman (Papatoetoe)
Cr Gary Troup (Papatoetoe)
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Sister cities
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