Category:Has custom banner North Shore is the northern part of the city of Auckland.

Understand

It has an area of approximately 13,000 hectares and a population of around 200,000 people. It has the longest unbroken urban coastline in New Zealand – 150 km. There is an average of 240 days of sunshine every year and an annual rainfall of 1100 mm.

There is a visitor centre on the Devonport wharf.

Districts

Map of the North Shore

North Shore suburbs from north to south:

• -36.6913174.75341 Long BayCategory:Has map markers
• -36.7041174.75052 TorbayCategory:Has map markers
• -36.716174.74543 Browns BayCategory:Has map markers
• -36.79174.7714 TakapunaCategory:Has map markers – the beachside business, shopping and entertainment centre of the North Shore
• -36.829174.85 DevonportCategory:Has map markers – long-established seaside suburb a 10-min ferry ride from Auckland CBD

Get in

Get around

See

• -36.8206174.72231 Chelsea BayCategory:Has map markers, 100 Colonial Rd, Birkenhead. Visitor centre and one-hour guided tours of the Chelsea Sugar Refinery. Also has a bakery and cafe for some sugary goodies. Opened Oct 2018.  (updated Oct 2018)

Do

• Category:Do listing with no coordinatesLong Bay Regional ParkCategory:Has map markers. Stroll around the park and along the beach and enjoy the views over the Hauraki Gulf and adjoining marine reserve. There are also walks, sea kayaking, picnic areas, the historic Vaughan homestead and a kid's playground that has a miniature train. (updated Jan 2018)
• Category:Do listing with no coordinatesHarbourside Art TrailCategory:Has map markers. Take your time and visit the studios of the local artists and craftspeople in Birkenhead and Northcote. (updated Jan 2018)
• Category:Do listing with no coordinatesMoviesCategory:Has map markers (Hoyts Hibiscus Coast), 6 Link Cres, Arkles Bay (on Whangaparaoa Peninsula). It has cheap ticket prices: adult tickets at $10.90. Events Cinemas at Albany charges $18.50, the usual Auckland price, while at Hoyts Wairau Park they are $19.50, the highest price in Auckland – both these places have a Tuesday special of $12.50. (in 2017). (updated Jan 2018)
• -36.82762174.812211 North HeadCategory:Has map markers, Devonport. Take a stroll around. It's in Devonport at the mouth of the Waitemata Harbour. It has stunning views over the Hauraki Gulf and inner harbour. Look out for the complex of tunnels, guns and other fortifications. Spending a day exploring the tunnels and having a picnic is strongly advised. North Head offers spectacular views of North Shore, central Auckland, the harbour bridge and the volcanic island of Rangitoto.  (updated Jan 2018)
• Silverdale
  • -36.6354174.66652 SnowplanetCategory:Has map markers, 91 Small Road, Silverdale, ☏ +64 9 427 0044. Daily 10AM -10PM or longer. New Zealand's only indoor ski resort. 2 hours $46 + equipment hire.  (updated Jan 2018)
  • Category:See listing with no coordinatesMegazone Laser TagCategory:Has map markers, 91B Small Road, Silverdale.  (updated Mar 2023)
• Category:Do listing with no coordinatesWalk the North Shore section of Te Araroa TrailCategory:Has map markers. A 23-km coastal walking route from Long Bay to Devonport, part of Te Araroa, which runs the length of New Zealand. (updated Mar 2015)

Buy

Eat

• Category:Eat listing with no coordinatesGlenfield Night MarketCategory:Has map markers, 48 Downing St, Glenfield. Su 5:30-11PM. Lots of food stalls in the carpark beneath Glenfield Mall. (updated Oct 2017)
• -36.79071174.749121 Bushman's GrillCategory:Has map markers, 31 Northcote Rd, Hillcrest, ☏ +64 9-418 0056, admin@bushmansgrill.com. Dinner daily from 5:30PM, lunch F Su noon-2PM. Steak house.  (updated Sep 2018)

Drink

Sleep

• -36.72596174.695381 Quest AlbanyCategory:Has map markers, 32 Kell Dr, Albany, ☏ +64 9-414 0024. Air-conditioned apartment accommodation with free Wi-Fi and unlimited data.  (updated Sep 2018)

Go next

• Puhoi, a small country village to the north, just off State Highway 1
• Warkworth, a town a bit further to the north