it was announced that suburban rail services would be extended to Helensville in 2008, with temporary stations to be built at Huapai and Waimauku. The service commenced on 14 July 2008 for a one-year trial period, and was then suspended permanently in 2009. Education Kumeū is served by Huapai District School and Matua Ngaru School, which are coeducational full primary schools serving years 1–8 with rolls of and students respectively as at ,. Huapai District School opened in 1919. Matua Ngaru opened in 2019. The state integrated Hare Krishna School is a coeducational composite school serving years 1–10 with a roll of students as at . The majority of high-school-aged students attend schools in surrounding suburbs. The closest secondary schools are Kaipara College, Massey High School, Liston College, Albany Junior High School and St Dominic's College. Kumeu Library is based at Huapai. Since the amalgamation of Auckland Council in 2010, Kumeu Library became a branch of Auckland Libraries. In July 2021, Huapai Service Centre was absorbed into the Library to form the Kumeū Library and council services. Place names In 2019, the name of the town was officially gazetted as Kumeū, although it is common to see it spelled without the macron. Māori place names: Huapai – good fruit Kumeū – pulling the breast (action used to incite a war party) Muriwai – backwater or junction of streams References External links Kumeu District – The Fruit Bowl of Auckland History of Henderson pdf Kumeu Community portal Hare Krishna School website Rodney District Populated places in the Auckland Region Wine regions of New Zealand West Auckland, New Zealand