Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local board area
Location of Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland
WardManukau Ward
Local boardMāngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu is a local government area in Auckland, in New Zealand's Auckland Region. It is governed by the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board and Auckland Council. It is within the council's Manukau Ward.[1]

Geography

The area includes the suburbs of Māngere and Ōtāhuhu, and the neighbouring suburbs of Māngere East, Favona and Māngere Bridge.[1]

The landscape is dominated by Māngere Mountain.[1]

Another volcanic cone, Robertson Hill / Sturges Park / Mount Robertson, is also located in the area.[1]

History

Te Tō Waka and Karetu, two historic portage routes through the area was used by Māori to transfer waka between Manukau Harbour and the Hauraki Gulf.[1]

The Ōtuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve is a site of early Māori settlement.[1]

Features

Auckland Airport, New Zealand's largest airport, dominates the south-eastern part of the area.[1]

Ambury Regional Park is located in the north-west.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Council profile". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council.