Takapuna
Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.
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.
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Worth seeing in and around Takapuna
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Lake Pupuke
Lake Pupuke is a heart-shaped freshwater lake occupying a volcanic crater between the suburbs of Takapuna and Milford on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The heart shape is a result of its formation by the linking of two circular craters – a larger one forming most of the lake and a smaller one forming the arm in the northeast.
900 m · lake in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 02Sentinel
The Sentinel is a luxury residential skyscraper in Takapuna, the central business district of the North Shore region of Auckland, New Zealand. Standing at an architectural height of 150 m, it is currently the tallest building in Auckland outside of the Auckland CBD, as well as the 8th-tallest building in New Zealand overall.
300 m · building in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 03Shore City Shopping Centre
Shore City Shopping Centre is an enclosed shopping centre in the North Shore suburb of Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand established in 1974. It was previously owned by Westfield Group and is now owned and managed by Precision Group.
200 m · shopping mall in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 04O'Neill's Point Cemetery
O'Neill's Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery and reserve located in Bayswater, New Zealand. It is a 3.4 hectare tract of land that extends from Bayswater Ave, down to the shore of Shoal Bay.
2.8 km · cemetery in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 05Onepoto Bridge
Onepoto Bridge is a 46 m long pedestrian and cyclist bridge crossing the tidal stream outlet of the Onepoto volcanic crater in Northcote, Auckland. The bridge became necessary after widening of Onewa Road towards State Highway 1 made the existing bridge too narrow to accommodate footpaths.
3.4 km · bridge in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 06Frank Sargeson House
The Frank Sargeson House is a 20th century cottage located in Takapuna, Auckland. It was the home of New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson.
800 m · historic house in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Takapuna Beach
Sandy beach 1 km long with great views of Rangitoto Island volcano.
- 02Fort Takapuna Historic Reserve
Vauxhall Road.
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Things to do
- 01Bruce Mason Centre
North Shore's main performing arts and convention centre.
- 02Lake Pupuke
The lake fills a volcanic crater and used to be the main water supply for the North Shore region.
- 03Pumphouse Theatre
Killarney Park, Manurere Ave (beside Lake Pupuke),.
From Wikivoyage: Takapuna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Flying Horse
Only a few tables to eat in, which is not recommended.
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Getting to Takapuna
- Airports
- Auckland (AKL), 25 km
- Stations
- Smales Farm Busway Station, 1.9 km
- Wellington → Takapuna500 km · quickest by air, 4h 45m · NZ$190–290
- Christchurch → Takapuna771 km · quickest by air, 5h 21m · NZ$230–350
- Queenstown → TakapunaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Takapuna
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Takapuna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundFerries run from the CBD to points around the Waitemata Harbour, east Auckland, islands of the Hauraki Gulf (such as Waiheke Island), and the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.
From Wikivoyage: Auckland Region, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Takapuna
Takapuna is 7 km from Auckland, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.