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South Auckland is an imprecisely defined area of Auckland, New Zealand, often stereotyped as a socio-economically disadvantaged, and sometimes rough, urban area〔 with a relatively large Polynesian and Māori population. The name ''South Auckland'' is not an official place name but is in common use by New Zealanders. It is also used in the names of some organisations and companies. Since the 1970s the term "South Auckland" has had negative connotations with outsiders, being associated with deprivation, crime and violence.〔 When street crime occurs in the area, the mass media tend to use the generic "South Auckland" phrase, with its vague and unfortunate stereotypes, rather than the correct name of a suburb or territorial authority.〔 Barry Curtis, when mayor of Manukau City, tried to discourage use of the name because of its negative connotations. Many South Auckland youth, however, use the name with pride. Despite some stereotypes that South Auckland gets labelled with, there are some parts of the area that are pleasant and not all of South Auckland is what it is made out to be. ==Geography== The heart of South Auckland is the low socio-economic suburbs of the former Manukau City, typified by Otara but including Papatoetoe, Mangere and Manurewa. Broadly speaking, South Auckland is the urban area stretching from at the very least the narrowing of the Auckland isthmus at Otahuhu, southwards through the Manukau City suburbs lying to the west and near east of Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1). The area does not include the more well-to-do, eastern and northern Manukau City suburbs such as Howick or Pakuranga, nor the large rural area of Manukau City. The name does not include Franklin District, which lies south of Papakura. Prior to the 1970s, ''South Auckland'' encompassed the region from Otahuhu south to Mercer, and from the west coast to the Firth of Thames, including the southern towns of Pukekohe, Tuakau and Waiuku. Auckland Airport is located in South Auckland, as well as several other places of interest, including the amusement park Rainbow's End, the Auckland Botanic Gardens and one of the oldest shopping malls in the country, now called Westfield Manukau City. Some of the suburbs in South Auckland contain predominantly state housing and are the poorest suburbs of Auckland. The area also contains the industrial heartland of Auckland (Mangere, Otahuhu, Manukau CBD, and the Port of Onehunga), with workshops, factories and warehouses providing work for many Aucklanders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Auckland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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