Pukekohe is a town in the Franklin district of the North Island of New Zealand. It is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River.
Pukekohe is the main rural service town for the surrounding horticultural and dairy farming operations, and the economic hub of Franklin. Its population at the 2001 census was 18,825.
The Maori word puke-kohe means “Hill of the Kohekohe”, New Zealand’s native mahogany. Pukekohe has a high school, a medium-sized rugby stadium (home of the Counties-Manukau Steelers), horse-racing, and the best motorsports facilities in New Zealand.
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Pukekohe - the heart of Franklin
Franklin district
Pukekohe Park Raceway