Kumeu

Kumeu ( māori for " good fruit " ) is a small town 25 km north- west of Auckland City in New Zealand. The administrative resort's Huapai lies to the west, Riverhead to the north, Whenuapai to the east, West Harbour in the southeast and Taupaki in the south.

At the 2006 census the town had 6,603 inhabitants, an increase of 933 since 2001., 2006, the median annual income NZ $ 30.600, the unemployment rate was 2.9 %.

The area was originally settled by immigrants from Dalmatia on the Croatian coast, which often came from wine-growing families.

Economy

Kumeu refers to himself as " The Fruit Bowl of Auckland " ("The pericarp Auckland "). The area around Kumeu is next to a fruit cultivation also a wine region, in particular, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc is grown. Viticulture is the main industry for the nearby settlements of Huapai and Waimauku. Important wineries are Kumeu River Wines ( founded in 1944 ), Coopers Creek (1980 ), Landmark Estate ( 1937), Matua Valley. Nobilos was founded in 1943 by Nikola Nobilo and remained until the late 1990s in the family. Today's Nobilo Wine Group, is New Zealand's second largest wine producer.

The area is popular for part-time farming and ride rogue activity. The Kumeu Agricultural and Horticultural Society organized annually on the second weekend in March on 34 acres, the largest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere from.

Leisure

The nearby Woodhill Forest and Muriwai Beach are used for recreational purposes.

Since 1948 Kumeu has a brass band.

The grounds of the Agricultural Exhibition will be used for the last weekend of January annual four-day Auckland Folk Festival.

Transportation

State Highway 16 and the North Auckland Line pass through the city. For six years Kumeu was the end point of the isolated Kumeu - Riverhead Section. This railway line linked with Kumeu River Head, from where ferries went to Auckland. This route was operated from 1875 to 1881. Then reached the North Auckland Line Kumeu and made ​​the city for 5 days at the railway junction. Then the now superfluous route closed by Riverhead.

In June 2007 it was announced that in 2008 the Auckländer suburban traffic is to be extended to the Helensville. This preliminary stations should be built in Huapai and Waimauku. The compound was taken on July 14, 2008 for a one-year trial period in operation.

Education

The only school in Kumeu itself is integrated into the public education primary school " Hare Krishna School " with 2010 84 students and a decile rating of 5 addition in belonging to Kumeu Huapai Huapai District School, a primary school with 2010 390 students and a decile rating of 9

The students of secondary education attend schools in the nearby towns and suburbs, including Massey High School, Liston College, Albany Junior High School, Kaipara College and St Dominic 's College. Some students commute to Marist College and St Peter 's College, Auckland.