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Small township 5 km south of Papakura. When the Great South Road was built from Auckland to the Waikato River in the early 1860s, Drury became a base for British military operations against Waikato Māori.
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Meaning of place name
Named after Captain Drury, who surveyed Manukau Harbour.
Images and media for Drury
Drury-Runciman First World War memorial
Waikato Regiment NZ Wars memorial, Drury
The Devil’s Nest road
Drury NZ Wars soldiers memorial