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Mt Maunganui

Mount Maunganui
The suburb viewed from Mauao
The suburb viewed from Mauao
Mount Maunganui is located in New Zealand
Mount Maunganui
Mount Maunganui
Location of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand
Coordinates: 37°38′35″S 176°11′06″E / 37.643°S 176.185°E / -37.643; 176.185Coordinates: 37°38′35″S 176°11′06″E / 37.643°S 176.185°E / -37.643; 176.185
Country  New Zealand
Region Bay of Plenty
Territorial authority Tauranga District
Ward Mount Manunganui/Papamoa
Named for Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
Elevation 232 m (761 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 19,065

Mount Maunganui Māori pronunciation: [ˈmaʉŋaˌnʉi], local pronunciation: /ˈmɒŋəˌni/ is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Tauranga, located on a peninsula to the north-east of Tauranga's city centre. It was an independent town from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harbour Bridge in 1988, which connects Mount Maunganui to Tauranga's central business district.

Mount Maunganui is also the name of the large lava dome which was formed by the upwelling of rhyolite lava about two to three million years ago. It is officially known by its Māori name Mauao, but is colloquially known in New Zealand simply as The Mount.

Mount Maunganui is located atop a sand bar that connects Mauao to the mainland, a geographical formation known as a tombolo. Because of this formation, the residents of Mount Maunganui have both a harbour beach (Pilot Bay) and an ocean beach with great surf, within a short distance. At the base of Mauao, the distance between the harbour and ocean side is a couple of blocks.


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