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 mina walking over the site. |
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<googlemap lat="-36.877767" lon="175.020077" type="satellite" zoom="18"> 21.512583, 55.923255, Oman -36.877853, 175.020071, O-Manawa Pa </googlemap>
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