Takapuna
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Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volcanic maar and one of the oldest features of the Auckland volcanic field, is a freshwater lake located in the suburb.
Takapuna seen from the Sky Tower
Takapuna was originally the name of a spring on the southwestern slopes of Maungauika / North Head at Torpedo Bay (watercolour by Caroline Harriet Abraham in the 1850s).
Lake Pupuke is a volcanic maar located in Takapuna, and one of the oldest known features of the Auckland volcanic field
The most recent eruption of Lake Pupuke led to the creation of Takapuna Reef and the Takapuna Fossil Forest
North Shore, New Zealand
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The North Shore 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 captured by a Planet Labs satellite in 2016
Geology trip at Waiake, showing exposed Waitemata Group sandstone cliffs
Lake Pupuke is a volcanic maar and the oldest known feature of the Auckland volcanic field, while Rangitoto Island (background) is the youngest
Lucas Creek is a major waterway in the northwestern North Shore