Riverhead, New Zealand
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Riverhead is a small, historically predominantely working-class town located by Waitemata Harbour, north of Auckland, New Zealand. The region around Riverhead and the neighbouring towns of Kumeu and Huapai is known for its vineyards.
Riverhead was briefly a railway terminus in the 19th century, located at the eastern end of the isolated Kumeu-Riverhead Section. The line operated from 1875 and 1881 as a link from Auckland to regions north, with Riverhead acting as the transition point from ferry to railway. When the North Auckland Line connected Kumeu with Auckland via rail in 1881, the coastal shipping became unnecessary, and with no reason to continue operating, the railway to Riverhead was closed.
The region features a plantation forest that is popular with both mountain cyclists (http://www.wcrc.co.nz) and motor cyclists (http://www.waitematamcc.co.nz).
 |
This Auckland Region-related geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
