Papakura | |
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Coordinates: 37°3′45″S 174°56′31″E / 37.06250°S 174.94194°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Local authority | Auckland Council |
Electoral ward | Manurewa-Papakura ward |
Local board | Papakura Local Board |
Established | 1846 |
Area | |
• Land | 1,291 ha (3,190 acres) |
Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 31,750 |
Train stations | Papakura railway station |
Hospitals | Counties Manukau District Health Board |
Wattle Downs | Takanini | Ardmore |
Pahurehure |
Papakura
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Red Hill |
Rosehill | Drury | Ōpaheke |
Papakura is a suburb of South Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of the Auckland City Centre. It is under the authority of the Auckland Council.
The area was settled by Tāmaki Māori in the 13th or 14th centuries, who utilised the resources of the Hunua Ranges and Manukau Harbour. A defensive pā was constructed on Pukekiwiriki, and the surrounding area developed into gardens. By the latter 18th century, the tribal identities of Te Ākitai Waiohua, Ngāti Tamaoho and Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua began developing, among Waiohua descendant iwi of the Manukau Harbour, who lived seasonally in the Papakura area.
The first permanent European residents moved to Papakura in 1846. The town developed significantly during the construction of the Great South Road, and was a military outpost during the Invasion of the Waikato. During the latter 19th century, Papakura became a centre for the kauri gum trade, logging and later dairy farming. In 1938, the town had grown enough to become the Borough of Papakura, independent from the surrounding Manukau County.
From the 1950s, Papakura and the surrounding areas urbanised, in part due to the construction of the Auckland Southern Motorway. By 1987, Papakura had become a part of the greater urban sprawl of Auckland. In 1975, Papakura became a city, but lost this status in 1989 due to local government reforms.
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