page_title: Papatoetoe
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Papatoetoe / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a side shot of the old Papatoetoe Train Station, taken by me for use on Wikipedia.
context_page_description: Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. One of the larger suburbs of the area commonly known as South Auckland, it is located to the northwest of Manukau Central, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland CBD. Papatoetoe has the unofficial title of Auckland's Little India.
  Papatoetoe is a Māori name, which can be loosely translated as 'undulating area where the toetoe is the predominant feature', making it named after the 'Prince of Wales's feather', which grew abundantly in the swampy parts of the region. Owing to some confusion over the spelling, the area was known as Papatoitoi for many years.
context_section_description: Murals in Old Papatoetoe
  "Picnic Scene" by Ron van Dam (near Wallace Road corner)
  "Papatoetoe General Store" by Christine Trout (Papatoetoe Mall)
  "Bottle O" by Christine Trout (Papatoetoe Mall)
  "Cameos" by Claudia Pond-Eyley (near Town Hall)
  "Old Papatoetoe Logo" by Ron van Dam (near Shirley Road)
  "St George St – 1930" by Merv Appleton (Rangitoto Road)
  Historical cemeteries at Manukau Memorial Gardens and St John's Presbyterian Church.
  Historic landmarks including
  Old Railway Station
  Cambria House and associated historic gardens (Puhinui Road)
  Old Children's home (now in Wyllie Road)
caption: Papatoetoe's Old Railway Station – a local landmark.
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