Kat's Guidebook
Neighbourhoods
The heart of the Auckland North Shore with great beaches, playgrounds and icecream 🍦 right next to some awesome cafes and great shopping 🛍
101 locals recommend
Takapuna
The heart of the Auckland North Shore with great beaches, playgrounds and icecream 🍦 right next to some awesome cafes and great shopping 🛍
A newer suburb with great walkways on the shoreline, a fabulous weekend farmers market, good cafes and a Little Creatures Brewery
11 locals recommend
Hobsonville
A newer suburb with great walkways on the shoreline, a fabulous weekend farmers market, good cafes and a Little Creatures Brewery
Food scene
Great cafe with our favourite organic coffee blend (kokako), playgrounds and outside bean bags, delicious food & plenty of parking
Fields Cafe
4 Appian WayGreat cafe with our favourite organic coffee blend (kokako), playgrounds and outside bean bags, delicious food & plenty of parking
Major Tom
87 Apollo DrPopular cafe with decadent food.
Bondie Designer Cupcakes
3 Workspace DrPopular cupcakes with kiwi themes
Little Creatures Brewing
2 Boundary RdLocal microbrewery.
City advice
Getting around
Northern Express Busway
The North Shore has a direct busway making buses the best way to explore the Auckland city.
Getting around
Bike Riding
There are lots of great bike trails, cycle paths for commuting and mountain biking parks. Let us know if you want to hire a bike for $10 a day.