The sunny city of Tauranga is located in North Western corner of Bay of Plenty. Tauranga City has become the fifth largest urban area in New Zealand. Tauranga is surrounded with coastal environment which makes it perfect place sailing, fishing, kayaking or even dolphin watching.
The city has many historic significance which makes it perfect for walking around and discovering new knowledge about the place. The attractive waterfront of Tauranga offers many choices of cafes, restaurants, bars, accommodation and also a local playground to entertain the little ones.
There are plenty of local beauty spots around the area such as Katikati Bird Park, McLaren Falls, Mount Maunganui and Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park just to name a few.
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