Manurewa's homes
Motorway suburbs
The Southern Motorway brought suburban growth in the 1950s and 1960s. Southmall opened in 1967, and Manurewa East and Weymouth were built up by the 1970s.
Mostly rented
In 2023, 51.3% of dwellings in the Manurewa board were mainly rented, up from 2018, and only 68.2% of renters had a private landlord.
Crowded homes
In 2023, 19.7% of Manurewa households were crowded, the third-highest share in Auckland.
Separate houses
82.7% of homes in the board area were separate houses. Manurewa itself had 9,111 dwellings.
Clendon Park
Clendon Park was among the Auckland areas where the most households did not own their home in 2023 (65%).
When the power keeps tripping
A breaker or RCD that trips when everyone's home is telling you something. It may be too much load on one circuit, or a faulty appliance. Unplug things one at a time to find a culprit, reset once, and if it keeps happening, call a licensed electrician. Our power keeps tripping guide walks through it.
Chains of multiboxes and extension leads are a fire risk. The proper fix is more power points, sometimes on a new circuit.
Heating and smoke alarms in a rental
Every rental needs a fixed heater able to warm the living room to 18°C. Portable LPG bottle heaters don't count. Smoke alarms are needed in every room where someone sleeps, or within 3 metres of each bedroom door, and on every level. In a full house that can mean more alarms than you'd expect.
If you rent and something electrical isn't working, tell your landlord in writing. Tenants can't do electrical work in a rental.
Our take for Manurewa homes
If the house is busy and the power trips, we'd ask the electrician to check which circuits carry the heaters and the kitchen, then add power points where the multiboxes are. It's usually a small job that makes a big difference.
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.