Northcote, New Zealand
| Northcote | |
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Population | 4,122 (2006) |
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| North | Northcote Central |
| Northeast | Takapuna |
| East | Shoal Bay |
| Southeast | Waitemata Harbour |
| South | Waitemata Harbour |
| Southwest | (Waitemata Harbour) |
| West | Birkenhead |
| Northwest | Birkenhead |
Northcote is a suburb of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is situated on the northern shores of Waitemata Harbour, four km northwest of Auckland city centre. The suburb includes the peninsula of Northcote Point and the northern approaches to the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
In 1882, the St Heliers and Northcote Land Company was formed and some land in the area was subdivided. In 1889 a major subdivision was the result when the Bartley Estate was auctioned. Before the construction of the Harbour Bridge, the Northcote Wharf was heavily utilised by Auckland Harbour ferry services. After the bridge was opened in 1959, the number of ferry crossings fell and the Northcote Point peninsula became a quiet cul-de-sac. The wooden Northcote Tavern was once in the thick of things; it still stands but now surveys a quiet streetscape.
Northcote is surrounded by the suburbs of Birkenhead, Hillcrest and Takapuna to the west and north, and the waters of Shoal Bay, an arm of the Waitemata, to the south and east.State Highway 1 stretches along the waterfront of Shoal Bay, heading north from the bridge towards Albany.
To the north of Northcote Point on one of the main routes leading to and from the Harbour Bridge is the Northcote Shopping Centre, which was developed in the early 1960s. It is now a multi-cultural retail hub featuring many Asian food outlets.
The population was 4,122 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 129 from 2001.
Northcote College is a coeducational secondary (years 9-13) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 1258. It was established in 1877.
During its early years, the College incorporated Standards five and six (Forms one and two) which were transferred to Northcote Intermediate School when that was established as a separate entity on its present site in Lake Road in 1958. Northcote Intermediate has now celebrated 50 years as a separate school. Close by to the Intermediate is Onepoto Primary School, which serves the central Northcote area.
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