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| Full name | Manurewa Association Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | 'Rewa | |
| Founded | 1929, re-formed 1959 | |
| Ground | Memorial Park, Manurewa, Auckland | |
| Chairman |  Kerry Bevan |
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| Coach | Duncan White |
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| League | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier | |
| 2011 | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 2nd  (Promoted) |
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Manurewa AFC is a semi-professional football (soccer) club in Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand. They will compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier for the 2012 season after being promoted from the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 in the 2011 season.
History [link]
Manuwera AFC was formed by the merger of Tramways (1929 Chatham Cup winner) and another club named Manurewa. The merged entity initially used the portmanteau name of Tramurewa, during which time the club won the 1931 Chatham Cup. Tramuwera reverted to the name of Manurewa in 1959, the name currently used by the club. The club has recently enjoyed the success of being promoted into the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1A.
Manurewa competed in the New Zealand National Soccer League from 1979 to 1992, finishing as champions in 1983.
Notable former players [link]
The following players represented New Zealand while playing for Manurewa:
| Preceded by Petone |
Chatham Cup Winner 1931 |
Succeeded by Wellington Marist |
| Preceded by Nelson United |
Chatham Cup Winner 1978 |
Succeeded by North Shore United |
| Preceded by University-Mount Wellington |
Chatham Cup Winner 1984 |
Succeeded by Napier City Rovers |
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Manurewa
Manurewa is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand. It was part of Manukau City before the creation of the Auckland super city in 2010. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the Manukau City Centre, and 26 km (16 mi) southeast of the Auckland central business district.
Manurewa is Māori for "drifting kite". The name refers to a kite flying competition where a kite line was severed and drifted away. The kite's owner was the chief Tamapahore who had a pā (fortified village) on Matuku-tururu (Wiri Mountain). The name Manurewa commemorates the incident by the name Te manu rewa o Tamapahore – The drifting kite of Tamapahore.
Manurewa has a high proportion of non-European ethnicities, making it one of the most multi-cultural suburbs in New Zealand. Employment for many is at the many companies of nearby Wiri, Papakura, and at the steel mill at Glenbrook.
Manurewa's main shopping centre, Southmall, is located on the Great South Road. The suburb is bisected by the Auckland Southern Motorway. Real estate values in Manurewa vary greatly.
Manurewa (New Zealand electorate)
Manurewa is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in southern Auckland. Louisa Wall has represented the electorate since the 2011 election.
Population centres
The electorate is based around the suburb of Manurewa. It includes Wiri, Manukau Central, Manukau Heights and Goodwood Heights in the north. It stretches south to Clendon Park and Weymouth.
In boundary changes in 2002, some areas moved to Clevedon and Manukau East electorates. In the 2007 boundary review, Wattle Downs and parts of Manurewa East moved to Papakura electorate. Boundary changes for the 2008 election made Manurewa even safer for Labour, although some party loyalists were apparently upset that this had the effect of making the neighbouring seat of Papakura less marginal and more inclined towards National.
The 2013/14 redistribution did not change the boundaries further.
History
Manurewa is generally regarded as a safe Labour seat. Louisa Wall won the Manurewa electorate in the 2011 election and was returned to the 50th New Zealand Parliament; she had opted not to be on Labour's party list that time. She was back on the list (in position 12) for the 2014 election but won her electorate comfortably.
