Helensville

Helensville is a metropolis within the North Island of New Zealand. It is sited forty kilometres northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to Waimauku 16km to the south, and Kaukapakapa about 12 km to the north-east. Parakai is two km to the north-west. The Kaipara River runs through the town and into the Kaipara Harbour to the north. The population turned into 2,532 inside the 2006 Census, an growth of 315 from 2001. Helensville is likewise the call of an voters seat inside the Parliament of New Zealand. The present day member for Helensville is Chris Penk. The place around Helensville was initially called Te Awaroa, which means The lengthy path" or The lengthy river valley".

The first European settlers in the district had been Scottish wooden millers named McLeod but who had surely come from Nova Scotia to New Zealand. John McLeod built a residence which he named "Helen's Villa" in honour of his wife, and the name soon became that of the encircling agreement. Initial development of the metropolis changed into around the kauri milling industry, but by way of the begin of the 20th century dairying turned into becoming of increasing importance. It became additionally becoming truly of a vacationer centre, because of the presence of warm springs three km to the west of the metropolis at Parakai.