Suburb south of Auckland. This was largely a farming area until the 1950s, when the southern motorway to Wiri encouraged industry and low-cost housing. In 1965 Manukau county and Manurewa borough amalgamated to form Manukau city. A new city centre at Wiri – now Manukau Central – was opened in 1977. In 2010 Manukau city became part of an enlarged Auckland city.