Papakura City

{{Short description|Former city in Auckland, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2015}} thumb|View of Papakura City in 1984

'''Papakura City''' was a city near Auckland, New Zealand. It existed from 1975 to 1989.

==History== Papakura City was constituted as a city on 1 January 1975. It existed until the 1989 local government reforms, when "Papakura City" was subsumed by "Papakura District".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts-culture-heritage/heritage/archives/docspapakuracouncilarchives/papakura-archives-list.pdf|accessdate=25 December 2017|title=Papakura District Archives|date=|publisher=Auckland Council|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130319/https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts-culture-heritage/heritage/archives/docspapakuracouncilarchives/papakura-archives-list.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1989 reform, Drury and Karaka were added to Papakura from the Franklin area, and Ardmore, Alfriston and Takanini (including Conifer Grove) were added from Manukau City.<ref name="Papakura history">{{cite web |title=A brief history of local government in Papakura |url=http://www.manukau-libraries.govt.nz/EN/ManukauOurHistory/ManukauTopics/Pages/LocalGovtInPapakura4.aspx |publisher=Manukau City Council |accessdate=20 October 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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{{Papakura Local Board Area}} Category:Papakura Local Board Area Category:Auckland Region Category:Territorial authorities of New Zealand Category:Populated places established in 1975 Category:Populated places disestablished in 1989 Category:Geography of Auckland Category:History of Auckland Category:Former subdivisions of the Auckland Region