Tuakau

Tuakau is a town in the Franklin district, in the North Island of New Zealand.

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The town serves to support local farming, and is the residence of many employees of New Zealand Steel at Glenbrook. It is the birthplace of Sir Edmund Hillary.

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The major town nearby is Pukekohe.

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Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

Franklin district: The Franklin District is a municipality to the south of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand....

North Island: The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island....