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North Shore: Travel guide, prices and free housing · 2026

The North Shore is one of the major geographical regions of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. The area is defined as the northern shores of the Waitematā Harbour as far north as the Ōkura River.

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Now in the cityNorth Shore+17°CCloudy · sunrise 06:13 AMupdated 02:02 AM
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Exchange rate$1.78per 1 $NZD — the local currencyas of Nov 2, 2026
North Shore in pictures6 photos
Follash · pdm · May 12, 2005
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Safety · official adviceour data as of Nov 3, 2026
UK Foreign Office (FCDO)No restrictionsNo travel restrictions in force.
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Getting here

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Auckland International Airport AKL24 km from the centre
Whangarei Airport WRE120 km from the centre
Hamilton International Airport HLZ129 km from the centre

People who have been here

Dariamiata_breath · Read
The most beautiful places on the island (continued)

It was nearing lunchtime, so for the umpteenth time, we stopped at McDonald's, where we decided to go see the rock with a hole in it—the historical name of which no one remembered. Now I know it's Laie Point. Our next stop was one of the beaches on the North Shore (the northern coast of Oahu island), where there's a great fifteen-meter cliff you're supposed to jump off. I didn't jump, but I watched :)))) On the North Shore (that's exactly how it's pronounced as one word), we swam a lot, and the guys even went snorkeling (though, in my opinion, there's nothing interesting there in that regard). Then we played under the shower and drove on. We drove for a long time in a direction unknown to me (most likely circling the island from the west side) until beautiful yellow fields appeared. It turned out to be the world's largest Dole pineapple plantations. Did you know that 80% of pineapples are grown in Hawaii?? That's why we decided we couldn't leave without them and sent Sashka to steal some "from the patch." While he was choosing, I took photos with a rainbow, which is officially the symbol of the Aloha State. It's no wonder Hawaii is also called the "over the rainbow" state. Our final stop was the remote Ewa Beach, where we watched the sunset and ate pineapples. That's how one of the brightest days of my 2.5 months in Hawaii ended. At night, we returned to one of the beaches, lounged on the sand, and walked along the shore, but no one took photos of that.... ;)

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