Suburbs we cover

North Shore

• North Shore

  Our home patch: salt air, winter damp and a mix of old villas and newer builds, suburb by suburb.

• Devonport

  Victorian and Edwardian villas with water on three sides: gentle washing and plenty of salt.

• Takapuna

  Beachfront apartments, 1960s homes and lakeside villas: salt on one side, a crater lake on the other.

• Birkenhead

  Character houses on the Point and kauri bush in the gullies: shade, leaves and lichen.

• Glenfield

  1960s and 70s family homes inland: lead paint and asbestos checks, plus green walls by the reserves.

• Browns Bay

  East Coast Bays homes facing the Gulf: salt, cliff-top wind and 1950s to 70s housing.

• Albany

  Newer builds and terraces from the 1990s on: plaster, aluminium and long spouting runs.

• Whangaparaoa

  A long peninsula with the Gulf on both sides: salt everywhere, and two eras of housing.

Wider Auckland

• West Auckland

  Bush, high rainfall and foothill fog: moss, lichen and full gutters from Titirangi to Henderson.

• East Auckland

  Howick, Pakuranga, Botany and the bays: estuary salt and a lot of 1960s and 70s housing.

• South Auckland

  Manukau, Manurewa, Papakura and Otara: post-war housing and wind off the Manukau Harbour.

• Pukekohe

  Wetter, calmer and less sunny than the city: surfaces stay damp and moss takes hold.