Northcote, Auckland

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Northcote
Suburb
Northcote Point Ferry Terminal, The Wharf events centre, and Little Shoal Bay
Coordinates: 36°48′18″S 174°44′38″E / 36.805°S 174.744°E / -36.805; 174.744
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	North Shore ward
Local board	Kaipātiki Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	528 ha (1,305 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	12,770
Postcode(s)	0627
Ferry terminals	Northcote Point Ferry Terminal

Birkenhead	Hillcrest	Takapuna
Birkenhead	Northcote	(Shoal Bay)
(Little Shoal Bay)	(Waitematā Harbour)	(Waitematā Harbour)

Northcote (/ˈnɔːrθkoʊt/ NORTH-koat or /ˈnɔːrθkət/ NORTH-kət) (Māori: Te Onewa)^[3] is a suburb of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is situated on the North Shore, on the northern shores of Waitematā Harbour, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the Auckland City Centre. The suburb includes the peninsula of Northcote Point where the northern approaches to the Auckland Harbour Bridge are located, and Northcote Central, the commercial centre of Northcote. Northcote features two volcanic maars.

Northcote was settled by Tāmaki Māori in the 13th and 14th centuries, and Te Onewa Pā was constructed as a headland pā to protect the wider communities. Europeans settled Northcote in the 1840s, and a community developed around the ferry terminal. Early industries included the brickworks, sulfur works and orchards, and by the 1880s Northcote beaches had become local attractions. By 1908, the area had grown enough that Northcote became a borough. After the Auckland Harbour Bridge opened in 1959, Northcote Central rapidly developed, while Northcote Point became isolated.

Northcote Borough was merged into the North Shore City in 1989, which in turn merged into the Auckland "super city" in 2010. In the late 2010s and 2020s, Northcote began an urban regeneration and housing intensification project.