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Harania Creek is the name of the shallow estuarine waterway in the Mangere Inlet on the Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. The area extends from 1500 metres east of the Mangere Bridge when the tide is fully out, for 1 kilometre to the end of the habour in the heart of Mangere.

The waterway system is fed by a number of small open and piped creeks which bring runoff from residential, industrial and park areas in Otahuhu, Mangere East, and Favona. The largest of these fresh water runoffs is the Mangere East catchment which emerges from behind the Pacific Steel reclamation.

The creek is bound by mangroves in its upper reaches. These mangroves emerged from approximately 1970s onwards, following the end of significant emissions from several large slaughterhouses. The mangrove roots create a tight course for the creek, which has deepened over time.

The area has been the subject of study into the geomorpholgy of fresh water flowing through a tidal system by the Auckland University Geology Department. This looked at changing sea levels over time.

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-'''Harania Creek''' is the name of the shallow [[estuary|estuarine]] waterway in the [[Mangere Inlet]] on the [[Manukau Harbour]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. The area extends from 1500 metres East of the [[Mangere Bridge]] when the tide is fully out, for 1 kilometre to the end of the habour in the heart of [[Mangere]].
+'''Harania Creek''' is the name of the shallow [[estuary|estuarine]] waterway in the [[Mangere Inlet]] on the [[Manukau Harbour]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. The area extends from 1500 metres east of the [[Mangere Bridge]] when the tide is fully out, for 1 kilometre to the end of the habour in the heart of [[Mangere]].
-The waterway system is fed by a number of small open and piped creeks which bring runoff from residential, industrial and park areas in [[Otahuhu]] [[Mangere East]] and [[Favona]]. The largest of these fresh water runoffs is the Mangere East catchment which emerges from behind the Pacific Steel reclamation.
+The waterway system is fed by a number of small open and piped creeks which bring runoff from residential, industrial and park areas in [[Otahuhu]], [[Mangere East]], and [[Favona]]. The largest of these fresh water runoffs is the [[Mangere East]] catchment which emerges from behind the Pacific Steel reclamation.
-The creek is bound by [[mangrove]]s in its' upper reaches. These mangroves emerged from approximately [[1970s]] onwards, following the end of significant emmissions from several large [[slaughterhouse]]s. The mangrove roots create a tight course for the creek, which has deepened over time.
+The creek is bound by [[mangrove]]s in its upper reaches. These mangroves emerged from approximately [[1970s]] onwards, following the end of significant emissions from several large [[slaughterhouse]]s. The mangrove roots create a tight course for the creek, which has deepened over time.
 The area has been the subject of study into the geomorpholgy of fresh water flowing through a tidal system by the [[Auckland University]] Geology Department. This looked at changing sea levels over time.