Parakai
Sign in to saveParakai is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, sited northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. Helensville is about to the south-east, and Waioneke is to the north-west.
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- Country
- New Zealand
- Located in
- Auckland City
- Population
- 1150
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- History and culture
- Pre-European history
- European settlement
- Marae
- Demographics
- Governance
- Education
- Geothermal mineral pools
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Parakai is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, sited northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. Helensville is about to the south-east, and Waioneke is to the north-west.
The surrounding area, particularly to the north and west, consists of dairy farming, sheep farming and deer farming community. West Auckland Airport, a general aviation airfield, is 2 km north of Parakai. It is a popular airfield for parachuting.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parakai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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