Omanawatere Pa - Visit

O-Manawatere Pa, Omana

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O- Manawatere Pa
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Ethnicity:	Maori
Site type:	Pa
Where:	Omana Regional Park, South Auckland.
How to get there:	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.
How Long to allow:	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/

What else to do there:

Picnic and swim. Cafes at Maraetai.

The pa site

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