Around Manukau
A planned centre
Manukau City Council bought land in 1966 for its new centre. The mall opened in October 1976 and the council building in 1977.
Goodwood Heights
The first subdivisions were advertised in April 1979, and a Housing New Zealand project had been built by 1981. It had 1191 dwellings in 2023.
Clover Park
Clover Park, on the edge of Manukau Central, had 2043 dwellings in 2023.
More owners in Wiri
Home ownership in Wiri rose from 22.5% in 2018 to 35.5% in 2023, while in Goodwood Heights it fell from 67.7% to 61.1%.
The 2021 tornado
The Papatoetoe tornado of 19 June 2021 killed a worker at Wiri Station and affected about 1200 homes, 60 of them uninhabitable.
Buying your first home here
A house from the late 1970s or 1980s is often in good shape electrically, but the board may have no RCDs, or only one. A pre-purchase inspection tells you before you commit. After you move in, adding RCD protection to the lighting and power circuits is one of the most useful upgrades you can make.
Renting around Manukau
In the Ōtara-Papatoetoe board, 56.1% of households pay rent. Every rental has to meet the healthy homes standards, including fixed heating and extractor fans that vent outside, and tenants can't do electrical repairs themselves.
After a storm
Wind damage to a roof or a fallen tree can pull the service line or damage the meter board. Keep well away from any fallen line, call 111 and Vector, and get a licensed electrician to check the house before the power goes back on.
If we were buying in Manukau
We'd ask the inspector specifically about RCDs and the age of the board. Those two answers tell you most of what you need to know about a 1970s or 1980s house.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.