The facility was built to serve 350 farmers from Kaukapakapa to Avondale and was capable of producing up to 600 tons a year (rising to 1000 tons with additional plant).
Waimauku
Farming and fruit-growing locality on the upper reaches of the Kaipara River, southeast of Helensville. The warm, well-drained rolling countryside around Waimāuku has many vineyards. These were established by Croatian settlers after they left the worked-out gumfields. Wine labels with a connection to this area include: Coopers Creek, Kumeu River, Matua Valley, Nobilo, Selaks, and Westbrook.
Meaning of place name
Wai: stream; mauku: small ferns. It is said that when the stream was in flood, the cabbage trees showed only their crowns above the water, and looked like ferns.
