Manukau

Port in North Island, New Zealand, on the west coast of Auckland region; population (2001 est) 283,200. Manukau harbour is the west coast harbour for Auckland, separated from Waitemata harbour on the east coast by a narrow neck of land 9 km/6 mi wide. The city is the third largest in New Zealand, though physically it forms part of the larger urban area of Auckland. The harbour is a large inlet at the head of which is the port of Onehunga, 13 km/8 mi from Auckland. Manukau is described as the country's manufacturing heartland, and, together with Auckland airport and Waitamata port, accounts for two thirds of the country's imports and exports. Industries include food processing and the manufacture of electrical goods, machinery, chemicals, and paper.