Mount Maunganui Beach is Where it All Happens
Bay of Plenty
Photographer: Chris McLennan
(www.cmphoto.co.nz)
Mt Maunganui is a popular holiday resort town, renowned for its surf and safe swimming beaches. Mt Maunganui is located in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand,
If the beach is your passion then Mount Maunganui is your El Dorado. The pristine sands here have long been a Mecca for holidaymakers.
As a main centre for summertime activities, 'The Mount' hosts everything from surf lifesaving events to beach volleyball, parasailing, sandcastle building and surfing contests. Surf lifesaving guards assist safe swimming in the beautiful Pacific Ocean.
Mauao
The mountain of Mt Maunganui, also known to the local Māori people as Mauao, is shrouded in legend and history.
Mauao is the dominant geological feature of the Tauranga District, with its conical rocky outline rising 232 metres above sea level.
Mauao has been of great importance to local Māori for more than six centuries as a place of occupation and later as a refuge for defence. Evidence of this is still visible today.
The gently undulating track around the base of Mt Maunganui winds from the ocean to the harbour. Tracks also lead to the summit for some of the best ocean and city views anywhere.
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