Location Description

Manurewa is famous for many of its beautiful features including the following:

Nathan Homestead is a historical building, well established in Manurewa. With its beautiful gardens many people in the Manurewa community have used these features for special occasions.

Manurewa has been home to the Botanical Gardens, Ellerslie Garden Show.

Visitors Centre

Neither Manurewa nor Manukau has a visitor centre. Auckland Visitor Centres are located at the Force Entertainment Centre, Queen Street, and Viaduct Harbour. Both share the Infoline (09) 979 2333.

Manukau council information is available at http://www.manukau.govt.nz

Attractions

The acclaimed Ellerslie Garden Show is held at the Manurewa Botanic Garden.

Facilities

• Time Space Game
  (09) 266 4709

• United Video
  (09) 266 8859

Restaurants include:

• Golden Dragon Restaurant & Takeaways
  (09) 266 5343

• Thai Tradion Restaurant
  (09) 268 2244

• Beaufords in Totara Park
  (09) 267 6979

Transport

• Stagecoach Auckland provides a regular bus service to Manurewa. For timetable enquiries, ring the Auckland Regional Council's Rideline: (09) 366 6400.

• Howick and Eastern Buses provide school buses.
  (09) 273 3660

Manurewa is also serviced by the Tranz Metro commuter train service. It is on the Papakura and Glen Innes routes. Details of these services can be found at http://www.tranzrailtravel.co.nz

Taxi services include:

• Manukau City Taxis
  (09) 278 5678

• Taxis United Ltd
  (09) 298 1000

Community

• Manurewa Library
  (09) 262 5420

• Manurewa Galler
  (09) 266 5043

• Nathan Homestead Hill (art centre
  (09) 267 0180

• Clendon Community Centr
  (09) 266 1100

• Manurewa Cosmopolitan Clu
  (09) 267 4341

• Hillpark Family Medical Centr
  (09) 267 8066

• Manurewa Chinese Medical Centr
  (09) 268 6678

• Southmall Medical Centr
  (09) 267 9445

Pre-Schools

Manurewa has over two dozen early childhood facilities. The range of services includes:

• Childrens World Learning Centres
  (09) 267 3518

• Manurewa Kohanga Reo
  (09) 267 0955

• Finlayson Park Kindergarten
  (09) 267 0936

• Te Kotuku Whare Akonga
  (09) 266 0895

• Best of Both Worlds Bi-Lingual
  (09) 266 9878

• Manurewa West Independent Kindergarten
  (09) 267 0394

Primary Schools

There are over a dozen primary schools in Manurewa. A geographically representative sample is:

• Manurewa Central Primary School
  (09) 266 8782

• Manurewa East Primary School
  (09) 266 9487

• Manurewa South Primary School
  (09) 266 8341

• Manurewa West Primary School
  (09) 266 8631

• Clendon Park School
  (09) 267 6671

• Clayton Park Primary School
  (09) 267 0077

Secondary Schools

The secondary schools in Manurewa are:

• James Cook High School
  (09) 268 3950

• The Manurewa High School
  (09) 268 3888

Tertiary Schools

Tertiary Institutions in Manukau City include:

• Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi (Maori university)
  (09) 262 3070

• Manukau Institute of Technology
  (09) 274 6009

Institutions in Auckland City include:

• Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
  (09) 307 9999

• Central Institute of Technology
  (09) 529 3900

• Auckland College of Education
  (09) 623 8899

• Auckland City Art School
  (09) 638 9477

Institutions in North Shore City include:

• New Zealand Broadcasting School
  (09) 441 6699

• New Zealand Institute of Education
  (09) 489 3520

Sport

Manurewa has many sporting facilities and clubs, including:

• Manurewa Recreation Centre
  (09) 267 4646

• Manurewa Swimming Pool
  (09) 267 7072

• Homai Bowling Club
  (09) 266 5676

• Manukau City Cricket Club
  (09) 267 1059

• Manurewa Croquet Club
  (09) 266 9876

• Manurewa Jellicoe Park Tennis Club
  (09) 267 2136

• Manurewa Pony Club
  (09) 267 2938

• Manurewa Rugby Football Club
  (09) 266 8332

• Manurewa Rugby League Club
  (09) 267 0018

• Manurewa Squash Club
  (09) 267 1016

• Manurewa Table Tennis Club
  (09) 267 0519

• Manurewa Tennis Club
  (09) 266 4693