The Defence of Pukekohe East was an action during the Invasion of the Waikato, part of the New Zealand Wars. On 13 September and 14 September 1863, 11 settlers and 6 militia men inside a half completed stockade around the Pukekohe East church held off a Māori taua or war party of approximately 200 men from Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Pou iwi, until they were relieved by detachments of the 18th, 65th and 70th Regiments.
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Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mo…
Manukau City (1989-2010) was a territorial authority district in Auckland, New Zealand, governed by the Manukau City Council. The area is sometimes referred to as "South Auckland", although this term did not possess official recognition and did not …
Waiuku is a country town in the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour.
Franklin District is a former New Zealand territorial authority that lay between the Auckland metropolitan area and the Waikato Plains. As a formal territory it was abolished on 31 October 2010 and divided between Auckland Council in the Auckland Re…
Rainbow's End is a 9.3 hectares (23 acres) theme park in Manukau Central, Auckland, New Zealand that opened in December 1982. The park, owned by Rangatira Limited, is currently New Zealand's largest theme park.
Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned…
Karaka is a small rural area of Auckland, New Zealand. Formally part of Franklin District, under the authority of the Franklin District Council it is now part of Auckland City (under the Franklin Local Board) following the amalgamation of the Auckla…
New Zealand Steel Limited is the owner of the Glenbrook Steel Mill, the steel mill located 40 kilometres south east of Auckland in Glenbrook, New Zealand. The mill was constructed in 1968 and began producing steel products in 1969. Currently, the mi…
Tuakau is a town in the Waikato region, (formerly part of the Auckland Region and Franklin District until the creation of the Auckland Council in 2010) in the North Island of New Zealand.
Manurewa is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand.
Papakura District is a former local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that was governed by the Papakura District Council from 1964 until 2000. The area makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area.
The Bombay Hills are a range of hills to the south of Auckland, New Zealand. Though only a small and seemingly insignificant range of hills, they lie at the southern boundary of the Auckland region, and serve as a divide between Auckland and the Wai…
Wiri is a mostly industrial-commercial focused suburb in the former Manukau City, located in its southwest.
Wesley College is a secondary school in Pukekohe, Auckland Region, New Zealand.
Manukau (/ˈmɑːnʉˌkaʊ/) or Manukau Central is a suburb of south Auckland, New Zealand, centred on the Manukau City Centre business district. It is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland CBD, west of the Southern Motorway, south of Papatoetoe and…
Ardmore Airport (IATA: AMZ, ICAO: NZAR) is an airport 3 NM (5.5 km) southeast of Manurewa in Auckland, New Zealand.
Auckland Botanic Gardens, Auckland, New Zealand is a botanical garden that covers 64 hectares in Manurewa, South Auckland. The first purchase of land by the Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) – predecessor of Auckland Regional Council (ARC) – dates b…
The Glenbrook Vintage Railway (GVR) is a heritage steam railway in Glenbrook, New Zealand. It is a fully self-supporting operating steam railway, built almost entirely by volunteer labour.