Kaipātiki is a local government area in

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's Auckland Region, governed by the

Kaipātiki Local Board The Kaipātiki Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's North Shore Ward councillors. It covers Glenfield south to Northcote Point. Its eastern border is the North ...

and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's North Shore Ward.

Geography

It includes the suburbs of Totara Vale,

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, Bayview, Glenfield,

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, Beach Haven, Hillcrest, Chatswood, Northcote, Northcote Point and

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. There are of reserves and walkways.

History

The area has several heritage sites of importance to local Māori, including a pā at Stokes Point. Northcote and Birkenhead Points are locations of early European heritage. During the 2000s, the suburbs of Beach Haven,

and Northcote were referred to by the name Harbourside, which was seen as a sub-region of the

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Features

There are major town centres at Birkenhead, Glenfield and Northcote, as well as smaller shopping buildings. The Wairau Valley commercial industrial area is a major centre of employment. The North Shore campus of

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is located on Akoranga Drive in Northcote. Other facilities in the area include the

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, the Netball North Harbour complex, and the Chelsea Estate Heritage Park and Sugar Refinery.

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has views of the coast and the central Auckland cityscape.

References

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