Lorde
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Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, known professionally as Lorde, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. She is known for her unconventional style of pop music, and introspective songwriting.
Bayswater, New Zealand, the suburb in which Lorde was raised
Lorde performing at the Victoria Theatre in 2010
Lorde performing at Coachella in 2014
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