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Explore Mount Maunganui
Mount Maunganui in Tauranga City (Bay of Plenty) is a city in New Zealand about 263 mi (or 423 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Mount Maunganui is now 03:52 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Mount Maunganui, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Tauranga Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tongariro National Park in a distance of 81 mi (or 131 km), South-West. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Hamilton and Opotiki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 46% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Seascape Villa B&B
HOTEL ON DEVONPORT
Pacific Motor Inn
Matua Lodge
The Anchorage Apartments
Colonial Court Motor Inn
The Pavilions Beachfront Apartments
Oceanside Resort & Twin Towers
Calais Mount Resort
TRINITY WHARF TAURANGA
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Tauranga from the air
Small compilation of footage taken from the Phantom on my recent trip to Tauranga, New Zealand. Filmed with a DJI Phantom2 Vision+.
Boogie Boarding @ Mount Maunganui
Check out the full trip report at http://grundlefly.com/tauranga.html ... Catching a wave in the Bay of Plenty. Rob providing the enthusiastic running commentary in the background.
10 Jan 13 Sunrise Mount Maunganui & Papamoa - Cr. Murray Guy asks, Where are the Freedom Campers?
5.30am and Tauranga City Councillor Murray Guy goes in search of 'Freedom Campers' on the Mount Maunganui and Papamoa coastline. If reports have any validity...
Queen Elizabeth Cruise Ship Leaving Tauranga
Locals enjoy watching cruise liners from around the world arrive and leave Tauranga in the beautiful Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. As a popular holiday spot, this is a great place for house...
The Smoothie Club Nicola Reilly Fermented Foods workshop
A meeting of like minded souls to discuss real information about health and wellness. Every month we invite a speaker who is a specialist in their field to inspire us with their passion, and...
The Mount - Rail Geography
20 floors up on a giant cruise ship gives us an interesting viewing for the Mount yard and an opportunity to bring trains alongside to collect pasengers instead of them having to catch buses...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Mount Maunganui (mountain)
Mauao, commonly known as Mount Maunganui, is an extinct volcanic cone at the end of a peninsula and the town of Mount Maunganui, by the eastern entrance to the Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand. It is considered very important and tapu (sacred) by the local Māori iwi, featuring extensively in local mythology. It is also of significant historical value. The highest point is 232 metres above sea level.
Tauranga Airport
Tauranga Airport is a regional airport 2NM to the north east of Tauranga city in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand. Scheduled flights are operated by Eagle Airways, Air Nelson and Mount Cook Airlines divisions of Air New Zealand, using Raytheon Beechcraft 1900D, De Havilland Dash 8 Q-300 and ATR-72 aircraft respectively. Tauranga airport is the fifth busiest airport in New Zealand in terms of aircraft movements, with 86,935 movements during 2010.
Mount Maunganui College
Mount Maunganui College is a co-educational state school located in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, near Mt Maunganui Intermediate. It was established in 1958, the same year that Tauranga College was split into Tauranga Boys' College and Tauranga Girls' College. It has many classrooms, a library, two large halls, a 33 metre outdoor swimming pool, basketball court, a large sports field and several netball/tennis courts. There is also a Maori marae located on the ground.
Moturiki Island
Moturiki Island, known as "Leisure Island" in English, is located just off Mount Maunganui beach. It is connected to the beach by a man made land bridge. NIWA maintains a tide meter on Moturiki Island. Moturiki Island offers rock climbing opportunities. Marineland Ltd built an aquarium in 1966, but this was closed in May 1981.
Otumoetai
Otumoetai is a major suburb of the city of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Otumoetai is a name used to describe the central area of the peninsula and also the suburbs of Central Otumoetai, Brookfield, Bellevue, Pillans Point, Bureta, Cherrywood and Matua as a whole.
Port of Tauranga
Port of Tauranga is the port of Tauranga, New Zealand, the largest port in the country in terms of total cargo volume, and the second largest in terms of container throughput. The port is operated by Port of Tauranga Ltd. This article is about both the company and the port of Tauranga itself. The port is located in a natural harbour protected by Mount Maunganui and Matakana Island, and is the only natural harbour between Auckland and Wellington offering good shelter in all weather.
Classic Flyers Museum
The The Classic Flyers Museum is an aviation museum located at the Tauranga Airport, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, owned by a registered New Zealand charitable trust, the Bay of Plenty Classic Aircraft Trust. The museum has a range of flying and static aircraft displays as well as a cafe. The museum features a Hawker Hunter.
Bay Oval
Bay Oval (also known as Blake Park) is a cricket ground in Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. First known as Blake Park, it held its first List A match in 1987/88 Shell Cup when Northern Districts played Central Districts. During the 1980s and 90s, large holiday crowds flocked to the ground to watch one-day matches, with the ground playing host to a total of 26 List A matches between 1987/88 and 2001/02 seasons.