Glenfield, New Zealand
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Glenfield is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located on the North Shore. Established as a rural community in the 1850s, the area developed as a suburban part of Auckland after the completion of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in 1959.
The front top parking lot at Glenfield Mall. Most of the parking, and most of the mall itself, is behind and below on further levels. (Photo taken prior to overhaul in the mid-2010s)
The name Opuawananga, which refers to Clematis paniculata (puawānanga), is associated with the Glenfield area
Archaeological middens have been found on the shores of the Kaipātiki Creek
View of rural Glenfield circa 1915
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