Tauranga

Tauranga
City
Tauranga from Mount Maunganui
Tauranga Location of Tauranga, New Zealand Show map of North Island Tauranga Tauranga (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand
Coordinates: 37°41′S 176°10′E / 37.683°S 176.167°E / -37.683; 176.167
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

Tauranga (Māori pronunciation: ˈtaʉɾaŋa)^[2][3] is a city in New Zealand.

1. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. ↑ "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.
3. ↑ "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.