Waiuku
Waiuku is a rural town in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour, and lies on the isthmus of the Āwhitu Peninsula, which extends to the northeast. It is 40 kilometres southwest of Auckland city centre, and 12 kilometres north of the mouth of the Waikato River.
Key facts
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- The Kentish Hotel on Queen Street
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- Waiuku
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- Country
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- New Zealand
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- Auckland Region
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- Franklin ward
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- Franklin Local Board
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Māori history
- Musket Wars
- Early colonial era
- Invasion of the Waikato
- Growth of Waiuku township
- Demographics
- Marae
- Local government
- Attractions
- Education
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Waiuku is a rural town in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour, and lies on the isthmus of the Āwhitu Peninsula, which extends to the northeast. It is 40 kilometres southwest of Auckland city centre, and 12 kilometres north of the mouth of the Waikato River.
Settled in the 13th or 14th centuries, the Waiuku area was an important transportation hub, as the Te Pai o Kaiwaka portage was the preferred route for people travelling between the Waikato River and Manukau Harbour. The area became a centre for Ngāti Kahukōkā, a Waiohua hapū, by the 15th century. Ngāti Te Ata developed as a union between Waiohua and Waikato Tainui peoples, around the 17th century at Waiuku.