Greenmeadows Greenmeadows. New Zealand is an area some two kilometres north of the Taradale town centre, and an integral part of the Taradale community. Greenmeadows from the beginning has been seen as an extension of Taradale rather than a separate community, Greenmeadows formally became a part of Taradale Town District in 1941. This gives the Taradale and Greenmeadows area which is also known merely as Taradale, or Greendale for local facilities; a population of roughly 17,000. It has a small shopping village with essential services and Greenmeadows New World supermarket. Demographics Taradale covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Taradale had a population of 12,456 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 624 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,131 people (10.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,902 households, comprising 5,751 males and 6,702 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.86 males per female, with 2,193 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,827 (14.7%) aged 15 to 29, 5,106 (41.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 3,333 (26.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 87.4% European/Pākehā, 12.9% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 6.4% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.1% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 2,010 (19.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 2,049 (20.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,506 people (14.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,440 (43.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,548 (15.1%) were part-time, and 258 (2.5%) were unemployed. Wineries Taradale is a gateway to some of the finest and oldest wineries in New Zealand. The area is rich in wine heritage dating back as far as the 1850s. Two of the most famous vineyards in Hawkes Bay, Mission Estate Winery and Church Road Winery, together attract over 300,000 tourists annually. Mission Estate Winery, founded in 1851 and occupying its present site in Church Road since 1897, is the oldest New Zealand winery still in operation and is