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Papakura is a Māori language word typically translated to mean "Red Earth" or "Red Flats". [3] [4] While kura is usually interpreted to be a reference to the red soil of the area, [5] [3] [6] [7] ethnographer George Graham offers an alternative translation of Papakura, "Flat of the Moa".
Independent Timber Merchants or the Independent Timber Merchants Society (usually shortened as ITM) is a New Zealand co-operative of independent building supplies and hardware retailers. Its stores sell a range of products to both tradespeople and consumers, including building supplies , power tools , kitchens and paint .
In 2010, Papakura District boundaries covered 123 square kilometres and the centre of the district was located 32 km from downtown Auckland.. The geography of the district encompasses fertile plains, the inlets and foreshores of the Manukau Harbour, and the rolling foothills of the Hunua Range; a relatively narrow but strategically well positioned narrow span of land between the Hauraki Gulf ...
Papakura is a local government area in Auckland, in New Zealand's Auckland Region. It is governed by the Papakura Local Board and Auckland Council. It is within the council's Manurewa-Papakura Ward. [1] The area was known as the Papakura District until 2010. [1] The area extends from Drury in the south to Alfriston in the north.
Stephen Rex Donald (born 3 December 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for the NEC Green Rockets in the Japanese Top League. A first five-eighth or centre, [1] he has won 24 international caps for New Zealand.
The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union (CMRFU) is the governing body of rugby union in Southern Auckland and the Franklin district of New Zealand. Nicknamed the Steelers, their colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands.
Rugby team Counties Manukau CMRFU official emblem Union Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union Nickname(s) Steelers Founded 1955 ; 69 years ago (1955) Location Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand Ground(s) Navigation Homes Stadium Coach(es) Reon Graham Captain(s) Jimmy Tupou Most appearances Alan Dawson (201) Top scorer Danny Love (698) Most tries Alan Dawson (58) League(s) Bunnings NPC 2024 8th ...
Papakura City was constituted as a city on 1 January 1975. It existed until the 1989 local government reforms, when "Papakura City" was subsumed by "Papakura District". [1] In the 1989 reform, Drury and Karaka were added to Papakura from the Franklin area, and Ardmore, Alfriston and Takanini (including Conifer Grove) were added from Manukau ...