New Zealand - Auckland - Stanley Bay School - Room 6, Std 3 - 1977 Photo Courtesy of John Ellington Devonport - A harbourside suburb of Auckland - Located on the North Shore - The population of Devonport and the adjoining suburb of Cheltenham was 5,340 (2013 census) - Around 40,000 years ago Devonport consisted of three islands of volcanic origin, Mount Victoria, North Head and between them Mount Cambria. - Devonport had a local government called Devonport Borough Council, which started in 1886. - The Devonport is a popular destination for tourists and Aucklanders.