Northcote, New Zealand
From Open Encyclopedia
| Suburb: | Northcote |
| City: | North Shore |
| Island: | North Island |
| Surrounded by - to the north |
Hillcrest, Northcote Central |
Image:NZ-Northcote.png Northcote is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. It is located on the north shore of the Waitemata Harbour, four kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre.
The suburb, which includes the peninsula of Northcote Point, includes the northern approaches to the Auckland Harbour Bridge and the culturally diverse Northcote Central shopping centre. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Birkenhead, Hillcrest, and Takapuna to the west and north, and the waters of Shoal Bay, an arm of the Waitemata, to the south and east. State Highway 1 stretches along the waterfront of Shoal Bay, heading north from the bridge towards Albany.
According to the 2001 census, Northcote has a population of 3990.
