Māngere Bridge, New Zealand


Māngere Bridge is an Auckland suburb under the local governance of the Auckland Council, at the south end of Mangere's bridge over the Manukau Harbour.
It includes Māngere Mountain and is close to the Ambury Farm Park run by the Auckland Council.
It is a multicultural area, often with large families, with the suburb dominated by brick-and-tile homes built in the 1960s–1970s.
In 2019, the name of the suburb was officially gazetted as Māngere Bridge.

Marae

Te Puea Marae, the local marae, is a tribal meeting ground for the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Kuiaarangi, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Tai and Ngāti Whāwhākia. It includes a meeting house, also called Te Puea. The marae has helped hundreds of homeless people find housing, through a philosophy of manaakitanga.

Association football

Mangere Bridge is home to Onehunga-Mangere United football club.

Notable residents