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'''Pukekohe''' is a town in the [[Auckland Region]] of the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of [[Auckland City]], between the southern shore of the [[Manukau Harbour]] and the mouth of the [[Waikato River]]. The hills of Pukekohe and nearby [[Bombay Hills]] form the natural southern limit of the Auckland region. Pukekohe is located within the political boundaries of the [[Auckland Council]], following the abolition of the [[Franklin District Council]] on 1 November 2010. |
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The [[Māori language|Māori]] word '''puke-kohe''' means "hill of the [[kohekohe]]", New Zealand's native [[mahogany]]. |
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During the [[New Zealand Wars]], a battle was fought in Pukekohe known as the [[Defence of Pukekohe East 1863]]. |
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== Function == |
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Pukekohe is a rural service town for the area formerly known as the Franklin District. It has a population of {{NZ population data||y|y|y|(|),}} mainly of European descent, with significant [[Māori people|Māori]] and ethnic [[India]]n and [[East Asian]] communities. There are also a notable number of people of [[South African]] and [[Dutch (ethnic group)|Dutch]] descent. The population growth from 2007 to 2008 was 2.2 percent. |
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The fertile volcanic soil and warm moist climate supports a large horticultural and dairy farming industry. The Pukekohe long keeper [[onion]] is well known internationally. |
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Pukekohe has a high school, a [[rugby union]] stadium ([[Growers Stadium|ECOLight Stadium]], home of the [[Counties Manukau Rugby Union|Counties-Manukau Steelers]]), horse-racing, and [[Pukekohe Park Raceway]], a [[motor racing|motorsports]] facility. Opened in 1963, this circuit is famous for having hosted the [[New Zealand Grand Prix]] 29 times between 1963 and 2000, as well as the V8 International (a round of the [[V8 Supercars]] championship) between 2001 and 2007. The V8 Supercars event was moved to [[Hamilton Street Circuit|Hamilton]] for five years, but returned to Pukekohe in 2013.<ref>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10876070</ref> |
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The small community of Buckland is on the south-east side of Pukekohe, between Pukekohe and [[Tuakau]], and adjacent to the boundary with the [[Waikato region]]. Buckland has an historical hall and a primary school. |
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==Association football== |
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Pukekohe is home to [[Pukekohe AFC]] who compete in the [[Auckland Football Federation]]/[[Northern Football Federation]] Conference League, and [[Pukekohe High School]] football teams. |
Pukekohe is home to [[Pukekohe AFC]] who compete in the [[Auckland Football Federation]]/[[Northern Football Federation]] Conference League, and [[Pukekohe High School]] football teams.vfvfff |
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== Transport == |
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Pukekohe is on the [[North Island Main Trunk]] Railway and is the [[Pukekohe Train Station|southernmost station]] of the Auckland suburban rail network, at the end of the Eastern and Southern Lines. Monday to Friday services are provided by Veolia Transport with off peak services |
Pukekohe is on the [[North Island Main Trunk]] Railway and is the [[Pukekohe Train Station|southernmost station]] of the Auckland suburban rail network, at the end of the Eastern and Southern Lines. Monday to Friday services are provided by Veolia Transport with off peak services beingfgvbtj bvcvtvhbytfrzxcgnnhjnhxdnh54tnhjh2xc45bhyj7v4sbt24hghrfewr introduced in 2009. There is also a bus service provided by Waka Pacific. |
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== Famous people == |
== Famous people == |
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the southern shore of the [[xscdIn 2013 the film Mt. Zion was released in New Zealand, portraying Maori life in 1970's Pukekohe.
Association football
Pukekohe is home to Pukekohe AFC who compete in the Auckland Football Federation/Northern Football Federation Conference League, and Pukekohe High School football teams.vfvfff
Transport
Pukekohe is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway and is the southernmost station of the Auckland suburban rail network, at the end of the Eastern and Southern Lines. Monday to Friday services are provided by Veolia Transport with off peak services beingfgvbtj bvcvtvhbytfrzxcgnnhjnhxdnh54tnhjh2xc45bhyj7v4sbt24hghrfewr introduced in 2009. There is also a bus service provided by Waka Pacific.
Famous people
- Peter (Possum) Bourne, Rallycar driver
- Simon Doull, cricket representative and radio personality
- Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan Head of State—educated at Wesley College
- Jonah Lomu, All Black—educated at Wesley College
- Bill Birch, MP—was a long-time resident
- Leslie Comrie, astronomer and pioneer in mechanical computation
- Allan Wilson, molecular biologist—grew up in the area
- Andy Dalton, resident and All Blacks captain
- Rex Mason, mayor and MP
- Ron Wai Shing, the first Chinese New Zealander to stand for Parliament.[1]
- Madonna Harris, resident and multi-sportswoman
References
- ^ "Ron Wai Shing". The New Zealand Herald. 20 February 1993. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
Profile of Ron Wai Shing, the first Chinese New Zealander to stand for Parliament. He was prompted by racism he experienced in Pukekohe in the 1960s