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Delve into Judea
The district Judea of Tauranga in Tauranga City (Bay of Plenty) is a district located in New Zealand about 259 mi north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
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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
HOTEL ON DEVONPORT
Seascape Villa B&B
Bethlehem Motor Inn
The Anchorage Apartments
Pacific Motor Inn
Mountview Bed & Breakfast
TRINITY WHARF TAURANGA
Matua Lodge
Baywatch Motor Inn
Quest on Durham
Videos from this area
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Triumph Country
I'd heard about this place from a whole lot of Triumph owners, and just had to go and see it myself. All 124 cars are owned by Des Fareley, most given to him by residents of Tauranga during...
Cessna 152 Circuit of Tauranga
Flown 23 Aug 2014. Tauranga Aero Club Cessna 152 Pilot: Anton Curach S.
21 April 2014 Tauranga City and it's amazing Waikareao Boardwalk
Murray, Marion Guy, Joshua and Dominic pump up the tyres and hit the track! It's under repair and upgrade but 'share with care' and it's fine! 8.5 kms of mixed surface types but this ol' body...
Little Shop of Horrors - Tauranga Jazz Festival HD
A little trip with Audrey 2 to The Strand while the 2015 Tauranga Jazz Festival was on! Had a whole heap of fun. Don't forget to book your tickets! www.iticket.co.nz Opens 17th April 2015 -...
16 March 2013 the 14th Multicultural Festival - Tauranga, NZ
The Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council celebrates our cultural diversity in Tauranga City, staging the 14th Multicultural Festival at the 17th Avenue Historic Village. Mixing what was...
Knee scooter designed and manufactured by Tubular Equipment Tauranga New Zealand
Knee scooter designed and manufactured by Tubular Equipment Tauranga New Zealand - Designed for non weight bearing injuries below the knee. Available for hire. Please Phone Tauranga: 07 ...
Tauranga Tandem Skydive - Feb. 11th 2014
Last February, a few of us decided to jump out of an airplane. Tauranga Tandem Skydiving web: http://www.tandemskydive.co.nz/contact/ phone: +64 7 574 8533 email: jump@tandemskydive.co.nz.
Window Cleaning in Tauranga using Pure Water
In this video Window Gleam is cleaning high windows on a unique conservatory in Tauranga using deionised "Pure Water". Tap water contains minerals that stain glass. "Pure Water" has been...
7 Dec 2012 BMX Freestyle Competition & Family Day, 17th Ave, Tauranga.
Murray Guy, Tauranga City Councillor and speedway saloon racer, discovers why he prefers to race speedway saloons over BMX Freestyle extreme bikes - Far less energy, far less risk!
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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.
Western Bay of Plenty District
The Western Bay of Plenty District is a municipality in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The seat of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is at Greerton in Tauranga City (which is a separate area that is not part of the district). The district envelopes Tauranga City by land, and includes Matakana Island, at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.
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.
Bethlehem Campus
Bethlehem Campus is a campus located in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand which contains several Christian educational institutions, including: Bethlehem College (Year 1-13) Bethlehem Tertiary Institute (formerly Bethlehem Institute of Education), a tertiary institution offering Degrees and Diplomas in teaching, psychology and counselling.
Gate Pā
Gate Pā was the name of a Māori Pā or fortress built in 1864 only 5 km from the main British base of Camp Te Papa at Tauranga, during the Tauranga Campaign of the New Zealand Land Wars. The name pā comes from its appearance; the palisade looked like a picket fence while a higher part in the middle resembled a gate.
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.
Baypark Stadium
Baypark Stadium formerly known as Bluechip Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. It is currently used for Speedway events during summer and rugby matches in winter. Baypark Stadium is one of two home stadiums for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union (the other being Rotorua International Stadium) and occasionally holds Chiefs Super Rugby matches. The stadium holds 19,800 people and was built in 2001 by Bob Clarkson.
Tauranga Boys' College
Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1958. The school prides itself on its successful involvement in academia, sport and the arts.
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.
Tauranga Intermediate
Tauranga Intermediate is an Intermediate school situated in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the largest in the country, with over 1,200 boys and girls in 40 classrooms.
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.
Tauranga Girls' College
Tauranga Girls' College (TGC) is a high school in Tauranga, New Zealand. It caters for girls from the ages of 12 to 18 (Years 9 to 13), and offers the NCEA system of qualifications. The current principal is Ms Pauline Cowens. TGC has many extracurricular activities, in both the arts and sporting. The largest activity would have to be the production, combined with Tauranga Boys' College.
Kaka Street Special School
Kaka Street Special School is a school catering for children with mild-severe learning and physical disabilities located in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the only school of its kind in the Western Bay of Plenty region, and operates three satellite classes in Tauranga Intermediate school, Merivale Primary School and Te Puke Primary School. The current principal is Barrie Wickens.
Aquinas College, Tauranga
Aquinas College is a state integrated Special Character school on the south western outskirts of Tauranga City, New Zealand. It is a Roman Catholic Co-educational combined collegiate and intermediate (yrs 7-13). It was founded in 2003 with St. Thomas Aquinas as its patron by the first Principal Brendon Schollum (2003–2010), a former Catholic monk. The school colours are green and navy blue.
Otumoetai College
Otumoetai College is a high school in Tauranga, New Zealand, situated in the Bay of Plenty province. Otumoetai College is a co-ed school revered for its strength in the sports of Volleyball, Hockey and Rowing. Otumoetai College was first opened and established in 1965 and had a student roll number of 206 students ranging from year 9 to year 13. Today the school roll is counted at approximately 1,970 students.
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.
Otumoetai School
Otumoetai School (More commonly known as Otumoetai Primary School) is a school in the city of Tauranga, in northern New Zealand. The school was opened in 1912, and was the first to open in the area. The current principal is Geoff Opie (2002-) and the school had 513 students in 2007.
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.
Otumoetai Intermediate
Otumoetai Intermediate is a co-ed Intermediate school situated in Tauranga, New Zealand. As of 2011, it has a roll of 895 pupils. Otumoetai Intermediate offers many technology classes, taken twice a week by the students. The tech classes are: Visual Art Dance and Drama Music Sewing Food Science Wood Work ICT
Bethlehem, New Zealand
Bethlehem is a suburb of Tauranga in New Zealand's North Island. Originally a small independent town, it has now been absorbed by Tauranga and comprises a number of subdivsions including Bethlehem Heights, Sterling Gate, La Cumbre, Saint Andrews, and Mayfield. It is situated on State Highway 2, and has amenities such as a small shopping village with a supermarket and retail stores. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|42|S|176|07|E||| |primary |name= }}
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
According to its website Bay of Plenty Polytechnic offers the largest range of New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) approved programmes in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty. Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is an accredited provider of national certificate qualifications (Levels 1 to 4) and national diploma qualifications (Levels 5 to 7). It also offers degree programmes and pathways in partnership with other tertiary education providers.
Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre (QEYC) is a multi-purpose indoor sporting events and entertainment centre in Tauranga, New Zealand. The centre has a maximum capacity of 2,580, having completed renovations in 2006. It hosts basketball and volleyball events regularly, and can also accommodate badminton and netball events. In 2008, QEYC was excluded as a venue for ANZ Championship matches because it did not match the 3000-seat minimum requirement.
Tauranga Harbour
Tauranga Harbour is the natural tidal harbour that surrounds Tauranga CBD and the Mount Maunganui area of Tauranga, New Zealand, and which flows into the Pacific Ocean at Mount Maunganui and Bowentown. The harbour is effectively two flooded river systems separated from the Pacific Ocean by Matakana Island. The harbour is a large tidal estuary with an area of some 200-km and has a tidal range of up to 1.98m.
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.
Maungatapu Bridge
The Maungatapu Bridge is a beam bridge which crosses the Tauranga Harbour and connects the Matapihi and Maungatapu peninsulas in New Zealand. The bridge opened in 1959 and is 316 metres long and 10 metres wide. The bridge carries two lanes of traffic and a footpath. Prior to 2009 State Highway 2 and State Highway 29 ran concurrently over the bridge.
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.