Tauranga
city in New Zealand's North Island
Tauranga (Māori pronunciation: ˈtaʉɾaŋa)[2][3] is a city in New Zealand.
Tauranga | |
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 Tauranga from Mount Maunganui | |
  Tauranga Location of Tauranga, New Zealand  Tauranga Tauranga (New Zealand) | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′S 176°10′E / 37.683°S 176.167°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Tauranga City Council |
| Wards | Mount Maunganui-Papamoa Otumoetai-Pyes Pa Te Papa-Welcome Bay |
| Settled | 1250–1300 |
| Gazetted as a borough | 1882 |
| City constituted | 17 April 1963 |
| Electorate(s) | Tauranga Bay of Plenty |
| Government | |
| • MP (Tauranga) | Simon Bridges (National) |
| • MP (Bay of Plenty) | Todd Muller (National) |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| • Deputy Mayor | Tina Salisbury |
| Area | |
| • Territorial | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (June 2021)[1] | |
| • Territorial | 155,200 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 155,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | 3110, 3112, 3116, 3118 |
| Area code | 07 |
| Local iwi | Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkenga |
| Website | Tauranga.govt.nz |
Notable residents
change- Simon Bridges – politician; Former Leader of the New Zealand National Party
- Phil Rudd – drummer for AC/DC
Past residents
change- Les Munro – Dambusters veteran
- Winston Peters – former MP for Tauranga, leader of NZ First, politician
Sister cities
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Hitachi, Japan
San Bernardino, United States
Yantai, China
References
change- ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "100 Māori words every New Zealander should know – Māori Language Week | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. 1 August 1987. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Tauranga pronunciation: How to pronounce Tauranga in Māori, English". Forvo.com. 12 April 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Community Partnerships" (PDF). tauranga.govt.nz. Tauranga City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
Other websites
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