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Ararimu and its environs are still very much a farming area, its proximity to Auckland though has seen many farms being broken up into small blocks for ‘lifestylers’. Recently Auckland city has recognised its value as a real rural community and put very strict controls on further subdivision.
Close by are the Hunua ranges a magnificent area of native forest with dramatic walking tracks, the Miranda Bird Sanctuary and hot springs, Karaka Bloodstock Sales and Clevedon Farmers Market.
It is also close to Pukekohe a country town which boasts amongst other things, Auckland’s only car racing facility.