Mount Maunganui

	Mount Manganui
	Geographical location
Coordinates	37 ° 38 ′ S , 176 ° 11 ′ E Coordinates: 37 ° 38 ′ S , 176 ° 11 ′ E
Region ISO	NZ-BOP
Country	New Zealand
region	Bay of Plenty
District	Tauranga City
Ward	Mount Maunganui-Papamoa Ward
Residents	4th 131 (2013)
height	5 m
Post Code	3116
Telephone code	+64 (0) 7
	Photography of the place
	; View of the city from Mt Manganui from

The mountain in summer

Mount Manganui is a suburb of Tauranga City in the Bay of Plenty region on the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

The name of the suburb was taken from the extinct volcano of the same name, which rises above the city, but now officially bears the Māori name Mauao again . Colloquially it is simply referred to locally as The Mount ("the mountain").

geography

Mount Manganui is located about 6 km north of Tauranga city center on a peninsula, northwest of the suburb of Papamoa Beach . The suburb is located on a sandbar that connects the Mauao to the mainland, a geological formation known as the tombolo . Thus, Mount Maunganui both a sheltered harbor coast and an ocean coast within easy reach. At the foot of the Mauao , the suburb is only a few hundred meters wide.

Infrastructure

In 1988 the harbor bridge was inaugurated, which has since connected Mount Manganui with the mainland and the city center of Tauranga . To the south of the suburb there is a large overseas container terminal and a shipyard. A branch of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway connects Te Maunga and Mount Maunganui .

In the suburb is the Bayfair shopping center , one of the largest on the North Island outside of Auckland and Wellington .

Mauao volcanic cone

The cone of the extinct former volcano Mauao , from which the district owes its name, has a height of 231 m and dominates the largely flat surrounding area. It used to be the location of a fortified Māori ( Pā ) village , from which remains of the trenches and deposits of kitchen waste ( Køkkenmøddinger ) have been preserved. The mountain is open to the public and a popular place for excursions. From the summit you can see long stretches of the coast, to the west up to the Maimai Range .

Artificial reef

New Zealand's first artificial reef was built near the mountain. The construction was hampered by lack of money and rough seas. Originally, the reef was supposed to cost the taxpayer NZ $ 500,000, eventually rising to over $ 1.5 million.

There are now media reports that surfers are dissatisfied with the waves generated by the reef. The reef is also blamed for dangerous surf back currents.

tourism

Mount Manganui is a resort town and is known to be a good spot for surfing , although parts of the coast are considered dangerous. " The Mount " is a well-known tourist destination in New Zealand for which various offers exist. There are hot salt water pools at the end of Pilot Bay where you can relax.

Sports

Every year, The Mount hosts the national surf championships and other sporting events such as the NZ Under 14 Ocean Athlete Championships and the Volleyball Tour .

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Panorama of Mount Maunganui and the main beach

Web links

Mt Maunganui . Bay of Plenty Tourism,accessed January 11, 2016.

Individual evidence

↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Mt Maunganui North . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 4, 2017 .
↑ Legends . Tauranga City Council , archived from the original on August 6, 2007 ; accessed on August 29, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 4, 2017 .
↑ Juliet Rowan : Mount reef builders battle big swells . New Zealand Herald , November 8, 2005, accessed January 11, 2016 .
↑ Rosaleen Macbrayne : Artificial surf reef needs wave of cash . New Zealand Herald , June 17, 2003, accessed January 11, 2016 .
↑ Juliet Rowan : Surf's up at the Mount - almost . New Zealand Herald , September 24, 2006, accessed January 11, 2016 .
↑ Joel Ford : Artificial reef fails to win surfers' approval . New Zealand Herald , February 22, 2007; accessed January 11, 2016 .
↑ Juliet Rowan : Reef at Mt Maunganui a headache for lifeguards . New Zealand Herald , January 2, 2006, accessed January 11, 2016 .

[Stat_NZ_Population_and_dwellings-1] 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Mt Maunganui North . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 4, 2017 .

[taurcc_1-2] Legends . Tauranga City Council , archived from the original on August 6, 2007 ; accessed on August 29, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).

[LINZ_Topo250_maps-3] Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 4, 2017 .

[New_Zealand_Herald_1-4] Juliet Rowan : Mount reef builders battle big swells . New Zealand Herald , November 8, 2005, accessed January 11, 2016 .

[New_Zealand_Herald_2-5] Rosaleen Macbrayne : Artificial surf reef needs wave of cash . New Zealand Herald , June 17, 2003, accessed January 11, 2016 .

[New_Zealand_Herald_3-6] Juliet Rowan : Surf's up at the Mount - almost . New Zealand Herald , September 24, 2006, accessed January 11, 2016 .

[New_Zealand_Herald_4-7] Joel Ford : Artificial reef fails to win surfers' approval . New Zealand Herald , February 22, 2007; accessed January 11, 2016 .

[New_Zealand_Herald_5-8] Juliet Rowan : Reef at Mt Maunganui a headache for lifeguards . New Zealand Herald , January 2, 2006, accessed January 11, 2016 .