WELCOME TO OUR "NECK OF THE WOODS"
This great place is just waiting to check you out. Although there are already 3500 of us here in Helensville and Parakai and another 3000 in the surrounding rural areas, there is still room for more families. You can see the Sky Tower in places from the hill tops.  So the answer is don't build on the hill top if that's what you are trying to get away from.
In fact if you just turn around and face the other way more than likely you will be looking at the Kaipara Harbour and that means fish but please don't tell too many about that. But really there's not much new to do round here...that is after you have been horse riding, mountain biking, motor cross riding, high ropes, orienteering and tramping in Woodhill Forest, water skiing, wake boarding, kayaking and jetskiing on the Kaipara River, Extreme 4 wheeldriving, parachuting and gliding, vineyard hopping, visiting one of the many cafes, antiquing, surf casting, pony clubing, martial arting, going to school, the RSA, the A & P Agriculture Show....actually it's quite boring.  We have "real" food round here..."propa" fish and chips and burgers!!  Our advice..."think twice before you decide to stay where you are..."