O-Manawatere Pa, Omana
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| O-Manawatere Pa
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| Ethnicity:
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Maori
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| Site type:
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Pa
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| Where:
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Omana Regional Park, South Auckland.
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| How to get there:
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How to get there: Omana is about 42 kms. (40 mins.) from Auckland City. Take the motorway south and turn off at the Papatoetoe off-ramp. Follow the signs to Whitford. You will reach Omana Regional Park just before the Maraetai settlement. The pa is ten minutes along the peripheral track from the information centre.
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| How Long to allow:
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20 mins walking over the site.
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What:
Maori fortification, this one in ring-ditch form.
Web Info:
http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/omana/
Wikipedia has an article about:
What else to do there:
Picnic and swim. Cafes at Maraetai.
O-Manawatere Pa, Creative Commons David Burgess
