Huapai

Huapai
Huapai
Coordinates:
Country New Zealand
Region Auckland Region
District Rodney District

Huapai is a locality north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. State Highway 16 and the North Auckland Line pass through it. Kumeu is to the east, Riverhead to the north-east, and Waimauku to the west.[1][2]

The locality is part of the Kumeu wine growing district, with grapes first planted at Huapai by Nikola Nobilo in 1943.A region that now encompasses several major and minor wineries including Cooper's Creek and Matua Valley Wines as well as many Dalmatian and European founded orchards and market gardens [3]

Education

Huapai District School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 359.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. maps 34–35. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ "Nobilo History". Nobilo Wines. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20080719131909/http://www.nobilo.co.nz/history.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-05. 
  4. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Huapai District School". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1320.