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Manakau
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English
Etymology
en mi -.
Proper noun
en settlement dist/Horowhenua r/Manawatū-Whanganui c/New Zealand.
en 1939-11 Overseas Railways: Locomotive Performance in New Zealand Railway Magazine 351 The latter's loss of time between Manakau and Levin was due to the mishap of dropping the tablet at Ohau, which entailed an out-of-course stop of 3 min. to recover it.
References
NZ Topo Map