Greenhithe is a northwestern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located on the North Shore. Greenhithe was the location of Tauhinu, a fortified Te Kawerau ā Maki and Ngāti Whātua pā which overlooked the entrance to Oruamo or Hellyers Creek, that was settled until the 1820s. In the 1860s, the Forgham family established a community at Greenhithe, which by the 1880s had become a major fruit producer for Auckland. Boat repair and construction became major industries in Greenhithe in the 1960s.
Greenhithe looking towards the Waitākere Ranges.
2016 satellite view of the Greenhithe peninsula
The Tauhinu pā in Greenhithe was named after the tauhinu shrub, known for its medicinal properties (pictured: Pomaderris amoena)
The Forgham family at Fern Bank in 1870
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
