Onehunga

Article summary

Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour. It is south of the city centre, close to the volcanic cone of Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill. Onehunga is a residential and light-industrial suburb. There are almost 1,000 commercial and industrial businesses in the area. Onehunga stretches south from Royal Oak to the northern shore of the Manukau Harbour. To the east are the areas of Oranga and Te Papapa; to the west, Hillsborough. On the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour, and linked to Onehunga by two bridges, is the suburb of Māngere Bridge.

Key claims

1. area: 13,217 m — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1847 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 5,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 369 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. population: 264 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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4. The record states that the population is "5,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "369 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the population is "264 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
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8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378743393