North Shore City (orange). The darker orange shows the urban area within the (grey) greater Auckland conurbation's urban area

North Shore City (usually informally the North Shore, or sometimes just The Shore) is a city in the Auckland region of New Zealand. At June 2006, the city had a population of 215,300, making it the fourth most populous city in New Zealand. The city is also the country's fourth largest city in land, with an area of 129.79 square kilometres. It is one of four cities in the Auckland metropolitan area. It is the most densely populated city in the country because, unlike other New Zealand cities, most of the city's area is urban or suburban in character. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Auckland Region is a local government region in New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (589x701, 104 KB)Location map of North Shore City, New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (589x701, 104 KB)Location map of North Shore City, New Zealand. ... The Auckland Region is one of the 16 Regions of New Zealand, named for Auckland City, the large city at its heart. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ...

Geography

North Shore is bounded by Rodney District to the north, Waitemata Harbour to the south and the Rangitoto Channel of the Hauraki Gulf to the east. The Auckland Harbour Bridge connects it to Auckland City on the south side of the Waitemata Harbour, while the Upper Harbour Bridge connects it to Waitakere in the west. The Rodney District of New Zealand is the northernmost area in New Zealands Auckland region, created in 1989 from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County. ... Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing the harbour. ... The Rangitoto Channel is one of several passes between the islands of the inner Hauraki Gulf, close to the mouth of the Waitemata Harbour to the east of Auckland city in New Zealand. ... A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ... The bridge from Watchman Island, west of it. ... This article is about the City of Auckland. ... Waitakere City is New Zealands fifth largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%. It is part of the Auckland region, and is incorporated in the Auckland metropolitan area. ...

The seat of the North Shore City Council is in Takapuna. The city is divided into three wards, Harbour, Northern and Central, and each ward is further divided into two community boards. Inner suburbs include Milford, Takapuna, Belmont, Devonport, Bayswater, Northcote, Birkenhead, Highbury, Hillcrest, Glenfield, Wairau Valley, Westlake and Forrest Hill. Outer suburbs include Birkdale, Beach Haven, North Harbour, Albany, Greenhithe, Long Bay*, Torbay*, Waiake*, Browns Bay*, Rothesay Bay*, Murrays Bay*, Mairangi Bay*, Campbells Bay* and Castor Bay. Takapuna or Takapuna Beach as the local business association would like it to be known as, is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand. ... Northcote is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. ... Location of Birkenhead. ... Glenfield is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. ... Forrest Hill is an Auckland suburb. ... North Harbour is the name of a suburb of North Shore city, in the conurbation of Auckland, new Zealand. ... Albany is a northern suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. ... Rothesay Bay is a small suburb in North Shore Citys East Coast Bays region. ... Murrays Bay is a small suburb in North Shore Citys East Coast Bays region. ... Mairangi Bay is a suburb in North Shore City in New Zealand, across the Waitemata Harbour from Auckland. ... The Castor bay is located between Milford and Campbells Bay on Aucklands East Coast Bays. ...

Those here with an asterisk, along with several other minor beaches on the Hauraki Gulf coast, are collectively known as East Coast Bays. East Coast Bays is the collective name for a series of small suburbs of North Shore, in the Auckland metropolitan area of New Zealand which line the northeast coast of the city along the shore of the Hauraki Gulf and Rangitoto Channel. ...

Transport

Commuting within the North Shore itself can be done relatively easily, but those who commute to Auckland City and need to cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge face severe traffic congestion. The alternative route through western suburbs is also prone to nose-to-tail traffic at peak times. As with the greater Auckland area, there has been much discussion regarding the problem at both national and local government levels, but very little concrete action, mostly related to the high cost and difficulty providing additional crossings over the Waitemata Harbour. Several options for new bridges and tunnels have been studied in depth, but at the moment, the official position is to mitigate congestion effects instead of providing new infrastructure. Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing the harbour. ...

Public transport has been upgraded in an attempt to reduce the city's car dependence. The Northern Busway along State Highway 1 (to be fully opened in 2009), together with new park and ride facilities in Albany and Constellation Drive (completed in late 2005), is to serve as the spine of a bus-based new rapid transit system. The North Shore City Council intends to increase the number of these facilities with more park and ride stations in Westlake, Sunnynook and Akoranga park by 2008.^[1] Critics however expect these to make little difference to congestion levels, partly due to the continuing growth of population in North Shore City and the Auckland region.^{[citation needed]} The Northern Busway is a bus rapid transit system of separated bus lanes and dedicated park & ride facilities along State Highway 1 in the north of Auckland, New Zealand, linking North Shore City with the Auckland CBD. It aims to reduce travel times for buses mainly towards Auckland (from around... a park-and-ride bus in Oxford Park and ride terminals are public transport stations that allow commuters to drive short distances in their personal automobiles to catch a ride on a bus or railroad system (usually classified as light rail or the heavier commuter rail). ...

A number of North Shore suburbs have a regular ferry service to Auckland City, including Devonport, Stanley Bay, Bayswater, Birkenhead. Others are planned for Takapuna and Browns Bay.

Local Government

The city is run by a 15 member council (North Shore City Council) and mayor, democratically elected every three years using the First Past The Post voting system. The current mayor is George Wood. North Shore City (orange). ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... George Wood is in his third term of office as the Mayor of North Shore City, New Zealand’s fourth largest city. ...

For the purposes of general elections, the city is divided into three electorates, being Northcote, North Shore and East Coast Bays. Politically the city tends to lean to the right, with all three directly elected Members of Parliament for these electorates being from the National Party. A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... In politics, an electorate is the group of people entitled to vote in an election. ... Northcote is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. ... North Shore is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. ... East Coast Bays is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party is the second largest political party in the New Zealand Parliament, and forms the core of the Opposition. ...

Economy

There are over 22,000 businesses located in North Shore City, contributing to over 6% of New Zealand's GDP. The city also tops the nation's growth rates for numbers of businesses, growing 29.3% between 1998 and 2002.^[2]

The last five years have seen tremendous growth in the Albany area. This once quiet rural suburb has become the commercial centre of the North Shore. A number of retailers like Westfield are building or have built "super stores" in the area, anticipating ongoing commercial growth and expansion. The area has also experienced the construction of intense cheaper housing, and thousands of acres of farmland has been turned into mini-suburbs comprising hundreds of houses all of a similar design. As such, the Albany area has attracted hundreds of millions of investment dollars. The Westfield Group is a multinational company that owns shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ...

Residential development on the North Shore continues to rapidly sprawl northwards. The Rodney township of Orewa and the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, 25 kilometres north of Takapuna, was once something of a holiday resort. It is now linked by the Northern Motorway and may eventually be continuous with the North Shore's northward urban expansion. Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. ... The Rodney District of New Zealand is the northernmost area in New Zealands Auckland region, created in 1989 from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County. ... Orewa, a town in the North Island of New Zealand lies on the Hibiscus Coast, 30 kilometres north of Auckland city, and close to the base of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. ... Stanmore Bay on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula The Whangaparaoa Peninsula is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, close to the base of the North Auckland Peninsula. ... State Highway 1 State Highway 1 is the most significant single element of the New Zealand roading network State Highway 1 can be considered as a single highway running the length of both main islands, a total of 2027 km. ...

The East Coast Bays boasts some of the most expensive real estate in New Zealand. Running North from Takapuna Beach to Milford, the stretch of coast is often referred to as "the million dollar mile" and many properties there have sold for several million dollars (NZ$) particularly because of the fine beaches, popular schools and shopping centres.

Local Government

North Shore City Council may become a thing of the past if the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Restructuring Auckland's Councils decide to scrap the local council. Plans of restructuring Auckland into one city may see the current 8 councils formed into only one single city council. This means that possibly by 2009 there may be an Auckland City sub-office in Takapuna, replacing the small North Shore City Council. A single Auckland City Council may soon govern all areas of the Auckland Region and there will no longer be Manukau, Papakura, Rodney, Waitakere, and of course North Shore. (Possibly Franklin as well). North Shore and the North Shore city suburbs may soon be handed over to an Auckland City Council.

Demographics

As of the 2001 census, the median household income for North Shore residents was $53,355, the second-highest in New Zealand compared with a national average of $39,588. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

The racial makeup of the city was 81.80% European, 12.70% Asian, 6.70% Māori, 3.30% Pacific Islander, and 1.60% from other ethnic groups. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Asian people[1] is a demonym for people from Asia. ... This article is about the Māori people of New Zealand. ... Pacific Islands (or Pacific Person, pl: Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s]), is a geographic term used in several places, such as New Zealand and the United States, to describe the inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania. ...

More recently, the North Shore has become home to many immigrants from South Africa (post-Apartheid) and South Korea. A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ...

Notable people

• Frank Sargeson - Writer
• Rachel Hunter - Actress/Model
• Judy Bailey - Retired Newsreader
• Elemeno P - Pop/Rock Band
• Rosita Vai - NZ Idol 2 Winner
• Sir Peter Blake - Yachtsman
• Ian Ferguson - Olympian
• John Hood - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
• Dean Barker - Yachtsman
• Luke McAlister - Rugby Player
• Ian Jones - Ex All Black Rugby Player
• Bert Sutcliffe - New Zealand Cricketer
• Danny Morrison - New Zealand Cricketer

Frank Sargeson (21 March 1903 – 1 March 1982) was born Norris Frank Davey in Hamilton, New Zealand, and educated at Hamilton Boys High School. ... Rachel Hunter (born September 9, 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a fashion model, actress and reality TV show host. ... Judy Bailey Judy Bailey (born 1953) is a former news presenter for ONE News, the highest rated evening television news programme in New Zealand. ... Elemeno P are a New Zealand based band. ... Rosita Vai was the winner of the second New Zealand Idol 2005. ... There have been several notable individuals named Peter Blake. ... There are several notable figures named Ian Ferguson. ... Dr John Hood has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 5 October 2004. ... Dean Barker is an Americas Cup skipper, having helmed Team New Zealand in various campaigns. ... Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. ... Ian Jones is an author specialising in the history of Australias notorious outlaw Ned Kelly and his Gang. ... Bert Sutcliffe MBE (born 17 November 1923 in Auckland, died 20 April 2001 in Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer. ... Daniel Kyle Morrison (born 3 February 1966 in Auckland) was a former New Zealand cricketer (Black Caps). ...

References

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External links

• North Shore City Council (official website)
• North Shore City (from Wikitravel project)
• Enterprise North Shore (business association website)
• Takapuna Beach (business association website)
• Webcam over Takapuna (from the official Council website)

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