Manukau Harbour

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Manukau Harbour is a large shallow natural harbour on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, forming one of the two main harbours of the Auckland region.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Manukau Harbour canonical 9
Auckland harbours 1
Manukau 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf harbour
natural harbour
cityServed Auckland
coast west coast of New Zealand
connectedTo Waitematā Harbour (via isthmus and historical portages)
country New Zealand
ecoregion Manukau Harbour estuarine system
linked to: Manukau Harbour
environmentalIssue loss of shellfish beds
pollution from urban runoff
sedimentation
governedBy Auckland Council
harbourType drowned river valley (ria)
shallow
hasAdvocacyGroup Manukau Harbour Restoration Society
hasBridge Mangere Bridge
Southwestern Motorway bridge (State Highway 20 over Mangere Inlet)
hasFeature large tidal mudflats
sandbanks
shallow channels
hasInflow Mangere Inlet
Manukau Channel
linked to: Manukau Harbour

Pahurehure Inlet
Papakura Channel
Waikato River (historically via Awaroa River and Waiuku River)
linked to: Waikato River

Waiuku River
Whau River (historically via portage)
hasIsland Karore Island
Kopuahingahinga (Kopuhingahinga) Island
Kopuahingahinga Island
Pararēkau Island
Puketutu Island
hasManagementPlan Manukau Harbour Forum initiatives
hasPort Onehunga Port
hasProtectedArea Ambury Regional Park (shoreline)
Puketutu Island restoration areas
knownFor dangerous bar at harbour mouth
strong tidal currents at harbour entrance
languageOfName Māori
linked to: Te Reo Māori
locatedIn Auckland Region
North Island
mouth Tasman Sea
near Manukau City (former territorial authority)
Māngere
Onehunga
Pukekohe
Waiuku
notableEvent wreck of HMS Orpheus in 1863 on Manukau Bar
partOf Auckland harbours
linked to: Manukau Harbour
region Manukau
relativeLocation southwest of Auckland CBD
separatedFrom Waitematā Harbour by Auckland isthmus
supports migratory shorebirds
wading birds
traditionalName Manukau
linked to: Manukau Harbour
traditionalOwners Ngāti Te Ata
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
linked to: Ngāti Whātua

Te Ākitai Waiohua
Tāmaki Māori iwi and hapū
traditionalUse fishing grounds
shellfish gathering
transport route
waterBody Tasman Sea

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Auckland hasHarbor Manukau Harbour
City of Sails associatedWith Manukau Harbour
One Tree Hill offersViewOf Manukau Harbour
Waitematā Harbour separatedFrom Manukau Harbour
Auckland volcanic field nearbyWaterBody Manukau Harbour
Manukau Harbour partOf Auckland harbours
linked to: Manukau Harbour
Manukau Harbour hasInflow Manukau Channel
linked to: Manukau Harbour
Manukau Harbour traditionalName Manukau
linked to: Manukau Harbour
Manukau Harbour ecoregion Manukau Harbour estuarine system
linked to: Manukau Harbour
Auckland Region includesHarbour Manukau Harbour
Mangere adjacentTo Manukau Harbour
Onehunga locatedNear Manukau Harbour
Otahuhu near Manukau Harbour