Smales Farm is a working business and food precinct on the corner of Northcote and Taharoto Roads in Takapuna, on Auckland's North Shore. It grew out of a family quarry and farm. Henry Smale arrived from Cornwall in 1879, his grandson Bill Smale took over the quarry in 1928 and bought the nearby farm land in 1944, and the family ran it as a stock and dairy farm for years before it became the precinct that stands there now.
Today the site has premium offices, flexible B:HIVE workspaces, and meeting and event spaces. Its food and drink offer includes Gather Eatery, a place to slow down with coffee and shared plates, Fantail & Turtle Bar & Eatery for bistro dining and drinks, Ripe Deli, and Shake Out for quick, simple food. It holds markets and events, and the site has easy transport links.
For a visitor, the point of Smales Farm is that a cup of coffee, a lunch and a look at the family's history can all happen in one place. The website's history page sets out the family's timeline in more detail.