Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of the Devonport Peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. East of Devonport lies North Head, the northern promontory guarding the mouth of the harbour.
Devonport and the Waitemata Harbour from Mount Victoria. Auckland CBD in the distance.
Aerial view of Takarunga / Mount Victoria in 2018
Devonport as seen from Mt Victoria. Victoria Road on left, Devonport Wharf at the rear.
Devonport Ferry MV Kea
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