Tauranga Event Photography

About Tauranga

Tauranga (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaʉɾaŋa]) is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of 161,800 (June 2023), or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by Europeans in the early 19th century, and was constituted as a city in 1963. The city lies in the north-western corner of the Bay of Plenty, on the south-eastern edge of Tauranga Harbour. The city extends over an area of 141.91 square kilometres (54.79 sq mi), and encompasses the communities of Bethlehem, on the south-western outskirts of the city; Greerton, on the southern outskirts of the city; Matua, west of the central city overlooking Tauranga Harbour; Maungatapu; Mount Maunganui, located north of the central city across the harbour facing the Bay of Plenty; Otūmoetai; Papamoa, Tauranga's largest suburb, located in the Bay of Plenty; Tauranga City; Tauranga South; and Welcome Bay. Tauranga is one of New Zealand's main centres for business, international trade, culture, fashion and horticultural science.

Neighborhoods in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty

Aongatete, Apata, Arataki, Bay of Plenty, Bellevue, Bethlehem, Brookfield, Buried Village, Gate Pa, Greerton, Guthrie, Hairini, Home Grown Kids (Central Districts), Jennian Homes Tauranga & Western Bay of Plenty, Judea

Things to do in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty

Adrenalin Forest Bay of Plenty

Arataki Park

Bay Explorer - Dolphin and Wildlife Cruises

Bay of Plenty

BayStation

Bellevue Park

Bethlehem

Dolphin Blue

Dolphin Seafaris NZ Ltd

Fergusson Park

Fergusson Park

Gate Pa

Gate Pa Park

Gordon Carmichael Reserve

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