Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.
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11 Facts About Takapuna
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Maori place name Takapuna originally referred to a freshwater spring that flowed from the base of North Head into a swamp behind Cheltenham Beach.
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Takapuna is located on the isthmus of a peninsula which extends south into the northern waters of the Waitemata at the harbour's eastern end.
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Some points in Takapuna are less than 500 metres from all three of these bodies of water.
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From 1876 until 1913, Takapuna was a part of the Takapuna Riding administered by the Waitemata County, a large rural county north and west of the city of Auckland.
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Takapuna Beach area is a nightlife hub and boutique shopping centre of the North Shore, having many bars, restaurants, cafes and shops.
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Takapuna is home to commercial businesses including web design company Byte Media, event managers Adrenaline Group, the headquarters of Provident Insurance and the global headquarters of SaaS software firm Unleashed Software.
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Takapuna is home to Takapuna AFC who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1A.
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Takapuna Normal Intermediate is a coeducational intermediate school with a roll of 571.
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Takapuna School is a coeducational contributing primary school with a roll of 388.
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