Manurewa is a major suburb in
South Auckland
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,
New Zealand
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. It was part of
Manukau City
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before the creation of the Auckland super city in 2010. It is located south of the
Manukau City Centre
Westfield Manukau City is a major shopping centre located in Manukau, a southern district of Auckland, New Zealand. Annual sales for the full year 2018 were $293.4 million.
History and development
The Manukau City Centre mall was built in 19 ...
, and southeast of
Auckland CBD
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. The suburb is bisected by the
Auckland Southern Motorway
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. Real estate values in Manurewa vary greatly.
''Manurewa'' is
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
for "drifting kite". The name refers to a kite flying competition where a kite line was severed and drifted away. The kite's owner was the chief Tamapahore who had a
pā
The word pā (; often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages. Pā sites o ...
(fortified village) on
Matuku-tururu (Wiri Mountain). The name Manurewa commemorates the incident by the name.
Manurewa has a high proportion of non-European ethnicities, making it one of the most multi-cultural suburbs in New Zealand. Employment for many is at the many companies of nearby
Wiri
Wiri is a mostly industrial-commercial focused suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It was formerly part of Manukau City until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the ' super city' in 2010. The area was named after the chief Takaanini W ...
,
Papakura
Papakura is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of the Auckland CBD. It is under the authority of the Auckland Council.
Papakura is a M ...
, and at the steel mill at
Glenbrook.
Southmall was one of the first shopping malls in New Zealand. It is located on the
Great South Road. This shopping centre is no longer the main centre for many shoppers after the opening of
Westfield Manukau City
Westfield Manukau City is a major shopping centre located in Manukau, a southern district of Auckland, New Zealand. Annual sales for the full year 2018 were $293.4 million.
History and development
The Manukau City Centre mall was built in 19 ...
approximately 10 minutes away.
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Manurewa is the home of
Auckland Botanic Gardens
Auckland Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden in the New Zealand city of Auckland. It is located in the suburb of Manurewa, in the Manurewa Local Board Area. The gardens cover , and holds more than 10,000 plants.Auckland Regional Council, Parks ...
which receives over a million visitors a year.
Demographics
Manurewa covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Manurewa had a population of 19,236 at the
2018 New Zealand census
Eighteen or 18 may refer to:
* 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19
* one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018
Film, television and entertainment
* ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the sho ...
, an increase of 2,394 people (14.2%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 3,645 people (23.4%) since the
2006 census
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In mathematics
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. There were 4,572 households, comprising 9,765 males and 9,474 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female, with 5,160 people (26.8%) aged under 15 years, 5,226 (27.2%) aged 15 to 29, 7,461 (38.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,392 (7.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 24.5% European/
Pākehā
Pākehā (or Pakeha; ; ) is a Māori term for New Zealanders primarily of European descent. Pākehā is not a legal concept and has no definition under New Zealand law. The term can apply to fair-skinned persons, or to any non-Māori New Ze ...
, 30.9%
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
, 41.1%
Pacific peoples, 23.0%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 34.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 27.3% had no religion, 46.3% were
Christian
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, 3.8% had
Māori religious beliefs, 6.7% were
Hindu
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, 2.4% were
Muslim
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, 1.4% were
Buddhist
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and 6.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,494 (10.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,153 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 891 people (6.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 6,927 (49.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,515 (10.8%) were part-time, and 996 (7.1%) were unemployed.
Sport and recreation
Rugby union
The Manurewa Rugby Football Club is based at Mountfort Park Manurewa. They were founded in 1921 and now play within the Counties Manukau Rugby Union Club competition and are one of the biggest and most successful Rugby clubs within the region. They have a large junior section plus and string Golden Oldies Section made up of many past players. They also have associated sports of AFL, Netball & Softball operating within the club. They were originally based at Jellicoe Park in Manurewa and had a club room affectionately known as the "Old Black Shed". They built the new clubrooms at Mountfort Park and moved to this site officially in 1978. Notable current Super 15 Chiefs players
Tim Nanai-Williams
Tim Nanai-Williams (born 12 June 1989) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14. He has also represented New Zealand and Samoa in sevens rugby.
Early life and education
Nanai-Wi ...
, Viliami Taulani and
Bundee Aki
Bundee Aki (born 7 April 1990) is a professional rugby union player who plays for Connacht in the URC and the Ireland national team. Aki was born and grew up in New Zealand, of Samoan descent, and qualified for Ireland through residency. A ce ...
are former Manurewa Rugby Club players.
Association football
The
football (soccer)
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club
Manurewa AFC
Manurewa AFC is an amateur Association football, football (soccer) club in Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand. They will compete in Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 with newly appointed head coach Marty Rodwell
History
Manurewa AFC was formed by ...
who play in the
Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1A are based in Manurewa.
Rugby league
The
Manurewa Marlins
The Manurewa Marlins are a rugby league club based in Manurewa, New Zealand. In 2018 the Marlins will compete in Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup competition.
Between 2000 and 2003 they competed in the national Bartercard Cup competition.
N ...
are based in Manurewa.
Local government
Manurewa had a local government just like other suburbs of
Auckland
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at that time. The local government was called Manurewa Borough Council, which started in 1937 and merged into
Manukau City Council
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in 1965, eventually amalgamated into
Auckland Council
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in November 2010.
Mayors during Manurewa Borough Council
*1937–1944 William Johnston Ferguson
*1944–1946 Fred Barnard
*1946–1948 John Augusta Kelly
*1948–1953 Reginald Frank Judson
*1953–1956 Cecil Millington Crawford
*1956–1965 Harry Beaumont
Education
James Cook High School
James Cook High School is a state co-ed secondary school in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa, New Zealand.
School structure
The school's colours are royal blue and gold.
History
James Cook High School was opened in February 1968. Like ...
is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of .
Manurewa Intermediate
Manurewa Intermediate School is a large multicultural school, located in central Manurewa, a suburb of Auckland's Manukau City, New Zealand.
History
Manurewa Intermediate School opened in February 1961, and was the first intermediate school in ...
is an intermediate school (years 7–8) with a roll of .
Finlayson Park School, Leabank School.
Manurewa Central School
"Effort Brings Reward"
, type = State Co-Ed Contributing (Year 1-6)
, established =
, address = Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland
, coordinates =
, principal = Michelle Dibben
, roll = ()
, decile = 3
, MOE = 1354
, homepage mancent.school. ...
, Manurewa South School, Manurewa West School and Rowandale School are contributing primary schools (years 1–6) with rolls of , , , , and students, respectively. In 2020 Finlayson Park School in
Auckland
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became the first school in
New Zealand
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to set up a
Kiribati language
Gilbertese or taetae ni Kiribati, also Kiribati (sometimes ''Kiribatese''), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages.
The word ''Kiribati'', the current name of the ...
unit, where
Erika Taeang
Erika Taeang is an artist and teacher from Kiribati. In 2020 Manurewa, Finlayson Park School in Auckland became the first school in New Zealand to set up a Gilbertese language, Kiribati language unit, where Taeang was employed as the teacher. Twent ...
was employed as the teacher.
St Anne's Catholic School is a state-integrated full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of . Notable alumni includes libertarian politician
Stephen Berry.
Manukau Christian School is a private composite school (years 1–13) with a roll of .
All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of
Notable people
*
Stephen Berry (born 1983), politician and political commentator
*
Jawsh 685
Joshua Christian Nanai (born 5 November 2002), better known as Jawsh 685, is a New Zealand beat maker and music producer. While a student at Manurewa High School, in South Auckland, New Zealand, he made his breakthrough with the 2020 siren jam s ...
(born 2002), musician
*
Erika Taeang
Erika Taeang is an artist and teacher from Kiribati. In 2020 Manurewa, Finlayson Park School in Auckland became the first school in New Zealand to set up a Gilbertese language, Kiribati language unit, where Taeang was employed as the teacher. Twent ...
, teacher
References
External links
Photographs of Manurewaheld in
Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
{{Manurewa Local Board Area
Suburbs of Auckland