Manurewa is the southernmost major suburb of Manukau City, one of the four cities that make up the metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

 of Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

 in the North Island

North Island

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 of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. It is located 6km south of the Manukau City Centre, and 26km southeast of the Auckland CBD

Central business district

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Manurewa is Māori

Maori language

Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...

 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

Pa

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 (fortified village) on Matuku-tururu

Matukutururu

Matukutūruru is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. It had a scoria cone reaching 80 metres above sea level , which was quarried away. The lava flows created 290m long Wiri Lava Cave...

 (Wiri Mountain). The name Manurewa commemorates the incident by the name Te manu rewa o Tamapahore - The drifting kite of Tamapahore.

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

Wiri is a mostly industrial-commercial focused suburb in Manukau City, located to the southwest of the city.As of 2009, Ports of Auckland is building an inland port / rail siding in Wiri, to connect road freight to the port facilities on the Waitemata Harbour further north...

, Papakura

Papakura

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, and at the steel mill at Glenbrook

Glenbrook

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Manurewa's main shopping centre, Southmall

Southmall Manurewa

Southmall Manurewa is a major regional shopping centre located in Manurewa, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on Great South Road adjacent to the Manurewa Train Station, south-southeast of the Auckland CBD.-History and development:...

, is located on the Great South Road. The suburb is bisected by the Auckland Southern Motorway

Auckland Southern Motorway

The Auckland Southern Motorway is the major route south out of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is part of State Highway 1....

. Real estate values in Manurewa vary greatly.

Manurewa is the home of Auckland Botanic Gardens

Auckland Botanic Gardens

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 – predecessor of Auckland Regional Council – dates back to 1968. Developments started in 1973. The garden was...

 which receives over a million visitors a year.

Association football

The football (soccer) club Manurewa AFC who play in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1A

Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1

The Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 is a New Zealand Association football semi-professional status league competition that is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes soccer clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand...

 are based in Manurewa.

Primary education

Manurewa has a number of Primary Schools in its zone:

• Clendon Park School
  Clendon Park School
  Clendon Park School is a primary school in Manurewa, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland Region, New Zealand.Clendon has seven Bilingual Units . A Maori Bilingual unit was started in 2000, the children often achieve above the national norms. There are five classes in the Maori unit. A Samoan unit...
  
  
• Finlayson Park School
• Hillpark School
• Leabank School
• Manukau Christian School
• Manurewa Central School
  Manurewa Central School
  Manurewa Central School is a Primary School in Manurewa, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Manurewa Central has celebrated its 100 year school reunion on October 20–22, 2006....
  
  
• Manurewa East School
  Manurewa East School
  Manurewa East School is a Primary School in Manurewa, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland Region, New Zealand.Its sister school is St Cuthbert’s College....
  
  
• Manurewa South School
• Manurewa West School
• Randwick Park School
• Reremoana School
  Reremoana Primary School
  Reremoana School is a Primary School in Wattle Downs a suburb in the Manurewa Ward, in Manukau City, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Reremoana opened February 8, 2006....
  
  
• Roscommon School
  Roscommon School
  Roscommon School is a Primary School in Manurewa, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland Region, New Zealand.-List of Principals:*2002–Present - Sonia Johnston*1998 - 2001 - Maggie Anaru*1992 - 1998 - Mr Haige...
  
  
• Rowandale School
• St Anne's School
• Te Kura Akonga o Manurewa
• Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Manurewa
• The Gardens School

Secondary education

Intermediate Schools:

• Manurewa Intermediate
  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 started in 1961 and was officially opened in 1962.- Culture :...
  
  
• Weymouth Intermediate
• Greenmeadows Intermediate

Secondary schools:

• Manurewa High School
  Manurewa High School
  Manurewa High School is one of the larger Secondary Schools in New Zealand, with an enrolment reaching 2,200 students.Manurewa High School is a multi-cultural school. It has European 33%, Polynesian 26%, Maori 22%, Asian 15% and other groups 4%...
  
  
• James Cook High School
  James Cook High School
  James Cook High School is a State Co-Ed Secondary School in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa, New Zealand.-Sports:* James Cook High School has sported many high Profile athletes over the years including Joe Rokocoko, Joe Galuvao and Scott Dixon...
  
  
• Alfriston College
  Alfriston College
  Alfriston College is a secondary school in the suburb of Alfriston in Auckland, New Zealand.The College opened in 2004 and was the first state funded secondary school to be built in the last 25 years. It opened with year 9 students and expanded to cover more senior classes each year as the original...