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The metropolitan urban limits of Auckland in 2009. This is a list of suburbs in the Auckland metropolitan area, New Zealand, surrounding the Auckland City Centre.They are broadly grouped into their local board areas, and only include suburbs within the metropolitan urban limits of the Auckland urban area.
Unsworth Heights is a suburb of North Shore in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. New Zealand State Highway 18 (Upper Harbour Highway) passes to the north of the suburb, and the Albany Highway to the south. The two routes intersect just to the west of Unsworth Heights.
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.
Sunnynook is a suburb on the North Shore in the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is currently under the governance of Auckland Council. The suburb is centred on the Sunnynook Shopping Centre and the nearby Sunnynook Park. A skateboard bowl is located in the park, which is also home to the Glenfield Greyhounds rugby league club.
Northcote (/ ˈ n ɔːr θ k oʊ t / NORTH-koat [3] or / ˈ n ɔːr θ k ə t / NORTH-kət) (Māori: Te Onewa) [4] 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.
East Coast Bays is a string of small suburbs that form the northernmost part of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand.The suburbs line the north-east coast of the city along the shore of the Hauraki Gulf and Rangitoto Channel.
Albany (/ ˈ æ l b ə n i / ⓘ AL-bə-nee) [3] [4] [5] (Māori: Ōkahukura) is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the Auckland city centre.
The North Shore is primarily uplifted Waitemata Group sandstone, that was deposited on the sea floor during the Early Miocene, between 22 and 16 million years ago. [10] Milford is home to Lake Pupuke , a volcanic maar which is one of the oldest known features of the Auckland volcanic field , erupting an estimated 193,200 years ago.