Manurewa

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Manurewa
Suburb
The Manurewa First World War Memorial
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manurewa-Papakura ward
Local board	Manurewa Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	615 ha (1,520 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	25,670
Train stations	Manurewa Train Station Te Mahia Railway Station

Homai	Hillpark, Manukau Central	The Gardens
Clendon Park	Manurewa	Randwick Park
Weymouth	Wattle Downs	Takanini

Manurewa is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Manukau Central, and 26 km (16 mi) southeast of the Auckland City Centre. It is home to the Auckland Botanic Gardens, which receives over a million visitors a year. 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, Papakura, and at the steel mill at Glenbrook.

The area has been inhabited since at least the 13th century, and has cultural significance for Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua. Manurewa developed as a rural community after the Manurewa railway station opened in 1875, becoming a borough in 1937. The area saw major suburban growth in the 1950s and 1960s, and became a shopping hub when Southmall Manurewa opened in 1967.