North Shore | |
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.jpg) The North Shore captured by a Planet Labs satellite in 2016 | |
  North Shore Location in the Auckland Region | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′S 174°44′E / 36.76°S 174.73°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Dan Bidois (National) Cameron Brewer (National) Erica Stanford (National) Simon Watts (National) |
| Area | |
• Total | 114.27 km2 (44.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 estimation) | |
• Total | 256,463 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
The North Shore (Māori: Te Whenua Roa ō Kahu or Māori: Te Raki Paewhenua) is one of the major geographical regions of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. The area is defined as the northern shores of the Waitematā Harbour as far north as the Ōkura River.
The North Shore is primarily uplifted Waitemata Group sandstone from the Miocene, and includes the northernmost features of the Auckland volcanic field, such as Lake Pupuke, the oldest known feature of the field. Settled by Tāmaki Māori in the 13th or 14th centuries, the Waitematā Harbour headlands became important places for harvesting seasonal resources and for controlling transportation across the region. European settlers arrived in the North Shore in the 1840s, and by the turn of the 20th century, the inland area has become a hub for fruit growing, while the eastern coast had developed into a tourism destination for Aucklanders.
The North Shore rapidly suburbanised after the construction of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in 1959, and by 1989 the five local authorities in the area amalgamated to create North Shore City, which existed until 2010.