Helensville

Helensville is a town in the Auckland Region of New Zealand, 40 km from Auckland city. It sits on the tidal Kaipara River, at the southern end of the very large Kaipara Harbour. It has a population of about 3,000. The smaller settlement of Parakai is 3 km to the north-west, and has a popular natural thermal aquatic centre and a skydiving airfield.

By car
From Auckland take the Northwestern Motorway then continue on State Highway 16.

By bus
Two-hourly bus services (route 125) connect Helensville with Westgate in western Auckland.

Go next

 * East to Puhoi
 * Muriwai – surf and fishing beach
 * Wellsford – town 57 km to the north