Kaipātiki

Kaipātiki is a local government area in New Zealand's Auckland Region, governed by the Kaipātiki Local Board and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's North Shore Ward.

Geography
It includes the suburbs of Totara Vale, Wairau Valley, Bayview, Glenfield, Birkdale, Beach Haven, Hillcrest, Chatswood, Northcote, Northcote Point and Birkenhead.

There are 530 ha of reserves and walkways.

History
The area has several heritage sites of importance to local Māori, including a pā at Stokes Point. Northcote and Birkenhead Points are locations of early European heritage.

During the 2000s, the suburbs of Beach Haven, Birkenhead and Northcote were referred to by the name Harbourside, which was seen as a sub-region of the North Shore City.

Features
There are major town centres at Birkenhead, Glenfield and Northcote, as well as smaller shopping buildings. The Wairau Valley commercial industrial area is a major centre of employment.

The North Shore campus of AUT University is located on Akoranga Drive in Northcote.

Other facilities in the area include the North Shore Events Centre, the Netball North Harbour complex, and the Chelsea Estate Heritage Park and Sugar Refinery. Shoal Bay has views of the coast and the central Auckland cityscape.