Papakura
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Papakura is a suburb of South Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of the Auckland City Centre. It is under the aut
Aerial view of Papakura and the Auckland Southern Motorway
Kirk's Bush is a remnant of the dense native forest formerly found across southern Papakura and Drury
Pukekiwiriki (also known as Pukekoiwiriki and Red Hill) was the location of a defended pā site, which protected the kāinga and gardens surrounding Pukekiwiriki (pictured: view from Red Hill in the 1960s)
Drawing by Carl Frank Fischer of the forests near Papakura in the 1850s
John Walker (runner)
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Sir John George Walker is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under
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Walker in 1975