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Manukau

American  
[mah-nuh-kou] / ˈmɑ nəˌkaʊ /

noun

  1. a city on N North Island, in New Zealand.


Manukau British  
/ ˈmɑːnʊˌkaʊ /

noun

  1. a city in New Zealand, on Manukau Harbour (an inlet of the Tasman Sea) near Auckland on NW North Island. Pop: 326 200 (2004 est)

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Auckland is built on an isthmus between the Waitemata Harbor on the Pacific Ocean and Manukau Harbor on the Tasman Sea.

From Seattle Times

She was not required to enter a plea during the brief procedural hearing at the Manukau District Court.

From Seattle Times

But Manukau ward councillor Fa’anana Efeso Collins told Stuff that the burden of New Zealand’s coronavirus response was now being shouldered by South Auckland communities, without adequate engagement or support.

From The Guardian

He graduated from the Manukau Institute of Technology.

From New York Times

On Wednesday, Peter Watson, chief medical officer in Counties Manukau, told reporters that New Zealand had ordered 1,292 square feet of skin from tissue banks in the United States to help treat the patients.

From Washington Post