city in the Northern Auckland urban area, northern North Island, New Zealand. It is located on a peninsula about 2 miles (3 km) north of Auckland city across Stanley Bay, and it faces Rangitoto Channel to the east. North Shore was designated a city in 1989 and consists of the former towns (“boroughs”) of Devonport and Takapuna. Devonport to the south is one of Auckland's oldest suburbs, with beaches and homes of the Auckland affluent. Takapuna to the north has some of Auckland's most popular beaches and is linked with that city through the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Pop. (2001) 184,821.