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Lake frontage

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Lake frontage

During the 1880s, Auckland experienced a land boom. Speculators invested heavily in suburban subdivisions. Among those offered for sale on the eve of the boom’s collapse was the Hurstmere Estate at Takapuna. This included sections fronting Lake Takapuna (Pupuke).

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Timber town: 1870–1900, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/15897/lake-frontage (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.