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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 Jun. 20, 2023

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 Dec. 13, 2019

“The health system is equipped to respond to this, but in terms of the size, these are very unusual events,” said Dr. John Kenealy, clinical director of surgery at Counties Manukau in New Zealand.

From New York Times Dec. 12, 2019

Burns units at hospitals across the country were at full capacity treating 29 of the rescued victims, Dr. Peter Watson, chief medical officer with Counties Manukau Health, told reporters Wednesday.

From Fox News Dec. 11, 2019

If we didn't find a market on the rivers, I'm certain it would pay to charter a schooner, load her up, and send her round to the Manukau.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle

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