Huapai

Huapai
Huapai
Coordinates: 36°46′17″S 174°32′19″E / 36.77139°S 174.53861°E / -36.77139; 174.53861Coordinates: 36°46′17″S 174°32′19″E / 36.77139°S 174.53861°E / -36.77139; 174.53861
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 Railway Line pass through it. Kumeu is adjacent to the east, Riverhead is 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.[3]

Education

Huapai District School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1-8), with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 436 in 2013. [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. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.ero.govt.nz/Early-Childhood-School-Reports/School-Reports/Huapai-District-School-25-02-2013


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