Mount Maunganui beach at sunrise.

Papamoa:

The suburb begins about 7 km east of Tauranga's city centre and stretches for about 16 km along the coast of the Bay of Plenty to the mouth of the Kaituana River in the Pacific Ocean.

Rangataua Bay, Tauranga

Sunset in Tauranga.

Sunset at Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Omokoroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Sunset in Tauranga.

View from the Kaimai Range.

Tauranga, New Zealand.

Autumn at Mclaren Falls park near Tauranga.

Sunrise at Thornton, Bay of Plenty.

Mount Maunganui Beach, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Papamoa Beach - New Zealand

Mount Maunganui from Papamoa Hills.

Autumn at Mclaren Falls park near Tauranga.

Te Ranga battle site, Tauranga

The New Zealand Wars battle site of Te Ranga is about 10 km south of Tauranga. On 21 June 1864, British forces defeated local Māori here.

Mount Maunganui Beach.

Sunrise at Mount Maunagui beach.

Ducks swimming around Tauranga harbour at sunset.

Whakatane harbour entrance with Whale Island in the background.

Mclaren Falls Park, near Tauranga, New Zealand.

Mclaren Falls park near Tauranga.

Thermal steam rising at Kuirau park, Rotorua.

Seal at Mount Maunganui.

Even a cloudy start to the day at Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty can be a thing of beauty.

Mount Maunganui beach from Papamoa.

Tauranga sunrise.

Lake Tarawera, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Hamurana Springs Nature Reserve

Hamurana Springs is a magical riverside walk through 100-year-old redwood trees that gives you direct access to the deepest natural fresh water spring in the North Island of New Zealand.

A Black Swan in Rotorua.

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Ohiwa Harbour, Bay of Plenty.

Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty.

McLaren Falls Park, near Tauranga.

It was so close to sunset, we decided to hang around for the colours.I

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Mclaren Falls Park near Tauranga.

Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Rowers at Papamoa beach, Tauranga.

Mclaren Falls Park near Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Mount Maunganui in the background.

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Tauranga, New Zealand.

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Mclaren Falls park, near Tauranga, New Zealand.