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Mount Maunganui
Mount Maunganui
Suburb
	Mount Maunganui in autumn
Country	New Zealand
Region	Bay of Plenty
City	Tauranga
Local authority	Tauranga City Council
Electoral ward	Mauao/Mount Maunganui General Ward
Area
• Land	988 ha (2,441 acres)
Population (June 2024)
• Total	7,250
Airports	Tauranga Airport

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Mount Maunganui (Māori pronunciation: [ˈmaʉŋaˌnʉi], locally /ˌmɒŋəˈnuːi/) 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.^[3] It is officially known by its Māori name Mauao, but is colloquially known in New Zealand simply as The Mount.^[4]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "large mountain" for Maunganui.^[5]

Geography

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.

The ocean beach has Mauao or Mount Maunganui at its western end, and a man made land bridge connecting Moturiki Island at its eastern end.^[6]^[7]

Adjacent to Mount Maunganui on its south-eastern edge (from Sandhurst Drive onwards) is Papamoa Beach, another very large suburb of Tauranga. Papamoa Beach has a slightly larger population than Mount Maunganui, but doesn't have as many businesses as Mount Maunganui. Both suburbs are distinctly geographically separate from the rest of Tauranga by the Tauranga Harbour; two bridges (SH2 and SH29) and the winding Welcome Bay Road are the only connections by land to the central business district.

Mauao (The Mount) is a large lava dome^[3] which rises above the town. According to Maori legend, this hill was a pononga [slave] to a mountain called Otanewainuku.^[8] The conical headland which gives the town its name is 232 metres (761 ft) in height, and dominates the mostly flat surrounding countryside. It was formerly a Māori pā, and the remains of trenches can be seen in the ridges, as well as ancient shell middens. Today, it is open to the public year-round, and is a popular place to either walk around, or climb up. From the summit, a good stretch of coastline can be seen in either direction, as well as the Kaimai Range to the west.

Demographics

Mount Maunganui covers 9.88 km² (3.81 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 7,250 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 734 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	5,334	—
2013	5,814	+1.24%
2018	6,510	+2.29%
Source: ^[9]

Mount Maunganui had a population of 6,510 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 696 people (12.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,176 people (22.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,724 households, comprising 3,264 males and 3,249 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 918 people (14.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,332 (20.5%) aged 15 to 29, 3,153 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,101 (16.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.2% European/Pākehā, 13.3% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 3.2% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.8% had no religion, 32.1% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,584 (28.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 675 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,449 people (25.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,090 (55.3%) people were employed full-time, 837 (15.0%) were part-time, and 141 (2.5%) were unemployed.^[9]

Individual statistical areas
Name	Area (km²)	Population	Density (per km²)	Households	Median age	Median income
Mount Maunganui North	2.03	3,267	1,609	1,503	44.3 years	$41,800^[10]
Mount Maunganui South	0.94	2,916	3,102	1,089	38.0 years	$43,100^[11]
Mount Maunganui Central	6.91	327	47	132	42.1 years	$35,800^[12]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Politics

Mount Maunganui was politically independent of Tauranga until the 1989 local government reforms.

In 1974, Bob Owens was mayor of both Mount Maunganui and Tauranga, a unique situation in local government in New Zealand. Owens favoured joining of the two municipalities. The election of 1974 was fought on this issue and Owens was defeated in the polls in Mount Maunganui with a landslide victory to Louis Kelvin O'Hara, at that time the youngest person elected mayor in New Zealand,^[13] who challenged him with the catch cry "why share a mayor?"

History

Mount Maunganui was known colloquially as Maunganui until 1907; during the application process to formally name the area when the first subdivision of land was carried out, Maunganui was dismissed as being too similar to several other towns' names. One of the early settlers, J.C. Adams,^[14] then suggested three alternative names, which were Te Maire, Tamure (the Māori name for Snapper), and Rakataura, with the latter name selected by the Survey Department. The official name Rakataura never came into common use, as Maunganui had long been the unofficial name of the area.^[15] The name Mount Maunganui originated as a rebranding by early developers, who succeeded in changing the official name of the town from Rakataura. The current name is an example of a tautological place name, maunga being a Māori term for mountain (nui means "big").

Mount Maunganui fought fiercely and successfully during the 1950s to retain independence from Tauranga, then failed with the completion of the harbour bridge in 1988.

The former Mount Maunganui Borough Council set records in New Zealand as having never had a deficit in its history, something which Tauranga City Council has never achieved. Critics say the town was built by leveraging the commercial and industrial ratepayers, but Mount Maunganui was a forerunner in some areas and applied the user pays philosophy before it was common in New Zealand.

Anne Speir was the first female professional lifeguard at the beach. She later became a television producer.^[16]

The original house of early settler J.C. Adams, the first home built at Mount Maunganui, still stands at 4 Adams Avenue. The 1906 house is registered with Heritage New Zealand as a Category II historic building.^[17]

Marae

The local Whareroa Marae and Rauru ki Tahi meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāi Te Rangi hapū of Ngāti Kuku and Ngāi Tukairangi.^[18]^[19]

Character

Mount Maunganui is regarded by many to be a coastal resort town, although Port of Tauranga, a major facility, is also partly located on the western (harbour) side. It is also well known for the quality of its surfing conditions, though parts of the beach are notoriously dangerous. The harbour bridge was opened in 1988,^[20] linking Mount Maunganui with Tauranga. The construction of a duplication bridge was completed in December 2009, forming a vital link in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui's growing motorway system.

A large container terminal and overseas wharf is located at Mount Maunganui. A branch railway from the East Coast Main Trunk railway runs between the Te Maunga and northern parts of the suburb.

Mount Maunganui also features the popular Bayfair Shopping Centre. The centre is one of the largest in the North Island outside Auckland and Wellington.

Mount Maunganui is a popular New Years destination, with over 20,000 people frequenting the suburb over the New Years period. Many festivities take place on and around the main beach in the north of the suburb.

As part of the Port of Tauranga is located in Mount Maunganui, there are many cruise ship visits annually to the suburb.

Sport

The suburb is home to the cricket ground Bay Oval, which held the 2018 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup final on 3 February 2018 as well as international cricket matches.

Every year Mount Maunganui hosts the Northern Regional Surf Championships (NRC's), and other events such as the NZ Under 14 Ocean Athlete Championships, the Pro Volleyball Tour and The Port of Tauranga Half Ironman triathlon.

Artificial reef

New Zealand's first artificial reef was installed at the Mount.^[21] Construction of the reef was hampered by lack of funds and ironically, too many waves.^[22] Initially the public was told the reef would cost about $500k,^[23] but costs escalated to $800k.^[24]^[25] Media reported that local surfers are disappointed with the waves produced by the reef.^[26] The reef has also been blamed for creating rips and has now been removed.^[27]

Panoramic view of Mount Maunganui from Moturiki Island at night, with the Milky Way in the background

Climate

Mount Maunganui Main Beach, moon rise on 24 Jan 2016

The climate is mild subtropic:^[28]

Summer = 20 °C / 30 °C (Jan/Feb)
Winter = 10 °C / 15 °C (Jun/Jul)
Frosts avg/yr = 12 (-1 °C −2 °C)
Rainfall = 1280mm/yr avg
Sunshine = min. 2200hrs/yr
Beach temp. avg:
- Summer = 21 °C
- Winter = 14 °C

Education

Mount Maunganui Primary School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[29]^[30] with a roll of 446 as of August 2024.^[31]

Several schools are located in the suburbs of Omanu and Arataki, including Mount Maunganui College and Mount Maunganui Intermediate.

References

^ ^a ^b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mt Maunganui". Te Ara.
^ The Mount from beach to boutique
^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
^ "Legends - Tauranga City". ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 23 February 2006.
^ "Sightseeing". Oceanside Resort & Twin Towers. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
^ "Mount Maunganui: Mauao". AA Travel.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mount Maunganui North (192800), Mount Maunganui South (193700) and Mount Maunganui Central (193900).
^ 2018 Census place summary: Mount Maunganui North
^ 2018 Census place summary: Mount Maunganui South
^ 2018 Census place summary: Mount Maunganui Central
^ "Mayor of Mount at 26". The New Zealand Herald. 14 October 1974. p. 1.
^ Adams, C (8 May 1912). "Rakataura". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^ Rorke, Jinty. "Western Bay of Plenty Street Names" (PDF). Tauranga City Libraries. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Drugs charges for past TVNZ editor". NZ Herald. 16 June 2012. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ "J C Adams Cottage". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
^ Harbour Bridge Heritage
^ MountReef.co.nz Archived 28 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rowan, Juliet (8 November 2005). "Mount reef builders battle big swells". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ Macbrayne, Rosaleen (18 June 2003). "Artificial surf reef needs wave of cash". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ Macbrayne, Rosaleen (20 March 2004). "Mount missing the wave with artificial reef project". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ Rowan, Juliet (25 September 2006). "Surf's up at the Mount – almost". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ Ford, Joel (22 February 2007). "Artificial reef fails to win surfers' approval". The New Zealand Herald. Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ Rowan, Juliet (3 January 2006). "Reef at Mt Maunganui a headache for lifeguards". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ Local weather stations
^ "Official School Website". mtprimary.school.nz.
^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

External links

Mount Maunganui tourism website

37°39′35″S 176°12′53″E / 37.659757°S 176.214844°E / -37.659757; 176.214844

[Area-1] "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[NZ_population_data_2023_SA2-2] "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[Mt_Maunganui-3] "Mt Maunganui". Te Ara.

[4] The Mount from beach to boutique

[5] "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

[6] "Legends - Tauranga City". ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 23 February 2006.

[7] "Sightseeing". Oceanside Resort & Twin Towers. Retrieved 22 October 2011.

[8] "Mount Maunganui: Mauao". AA Travel.

[Census_2018-9] "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mount Maunganui North (192800), Mount Maunganui South (193700) and Mount Maunganui Central (193900).

[10] 2018 Census place summary: Mount Maunganui North

[11] 2018 Census place summary: Mount Maunganui South

[12] 2018 Census place summary: Mount Maunganui Central

[13] "Mayor of Mount at 26". The New Zealand Herald. 14 October 1974. p. 1.

[14] Adams, C (8 May 1912). "Rakataura". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 20 July 2012.

[15] Rorke, Jinty. "Western Bay of Plenty Street Names" (PDF). Tauranga City Libraries. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[16] "Drugs charges for past TVNZ editor". NZ Herald. 16 June 2012. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[NZHPT_4570-17] "J C Adams Cottage". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[tkmentry-18] "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.

[maorimaps-19] "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.

[20] Harbour Bridge Heritage

[21] MountReef.co.nz Archived 28 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[NZ_Herald_10354122-22] Rowan, Juliet (8 November 2005). "Mount reef builders battle big swells". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[NZ_Herald_3507948-23] Macbrayne, Rosaleen (18 June 2003). "Artificial surf reef needs wave of cash". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[NZ_Herald_3555770-24] Macbrayne, Rosaleen (20 March 2004). "Mount missing the wave with artificial reef project". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[NZ_Herald_10402787-25] Rowan, Juliet (25 September 2006). "Surf's up at the Mount – almost". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[NZ_Herald_10425115-26] Ford, Joel (22 February 2007). "Artificial reef fails to win surfers' approval". The New Zealand Herald. Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[NZ_Herald_10362225-27] Rowan, Juliet (3 January 2006). "Reef at Mt Maunganui a headache for lifeguards". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[28] Local weather stations

[official-29] "Official School Website". mtprimary.school.nz.

[moe-30] "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.

[ero-31] "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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-'''Mount Maunganui''' ({{IPAc-mi|lang|pron|ˈ|m|a|u|ng|a|ˌ|n|u|i|}}, {{IPAc-en|local|ˈ|m|ɒ|ŋ|ə|ˌ|n|uː|i}}) is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of the [[Tauranga]] metropolitan area, 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''' ({{IPAc-mi|lang|pron|ˈ|m|a|u|ng|a|ˌ|n|u|i|}}, {{IPAc-en|local|ˌ|m|ɒ|ŋ|ə|ˈ|n|uː|i}}) 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.<ref name="Mt Maunganui">{{Cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8405/mt-maunganui|title=Mt Maunganui|website=Te Ara}}</ref> It is officially known by its [[Māori language|Māori]] name ''[[Mauao]]'', but is colloquially known in New Zealand simply as ''The Mount''.<ref>[http://www.mountmaunganui.org.nz ''The Mount'' from beach to boutique]</ref>
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+Mount Maunganui covers {{Convert|9.88|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=16 December 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mount Maunganui North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mount Maunganui South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mount Maunganui Central|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mount Maunganui North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mount Maunganui South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mount Maunganui Central|y}}|R}})/9.88|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
 {{Historical populations|2006|5,334|2013|5,814|2018|6,510|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
 [[File:Mount Maunganui 25.jpg|alt=Township seen from top of Mount|thumb|Township seen from top of Mount]]
-[[File:View of Mount Maunganui ATLIB 353595.png|thumb|View of Mount Maunganui in 1924]]
 Mount Maunganui had a population of 6,510 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 696 people (12.0%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 1,176 people (22.0%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 2,724 households, comprising 3,264 males and 3,249 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 918 people (14.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,332 (20.5%) aged 15 to 29, 3,153 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,101 (16.9%) aged 65 or older.
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 The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
-Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.8% had no religion, 32.1% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.7% had [[Māori religion|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.6% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.6% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.8% had other religions.
+Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.8% had no religion, 32.1% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.7% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.6% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.6% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.8% had other religions.
 Of those at least 15 years old, 1,584 (28.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 675 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,449 people (25.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,090 (55.3%) people were employed full-time, 837 (15.0%) were part-time, and 141 (2.5%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Mount Maunganui North (192800), Mount Maunganui South (193700) and Mount Maunganui Central (193900)}}</ref>
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 ==Politics==
-Over the years, Mount Maunganui had suffered a number of attempts to amalgamate it with Tauranga but had fought  effectively to remain independent until the [[1989 local government reforms]].
+Mount Maunganui was politically independent of Tauranga until the [[1989 local government reforms]].
-During 1974,[[Robert Arthur Owens|Bob Owens]] was Mayor of both Mount Maunganui and Tauranga, a unique situation in the annals of local government in New Zealand. Mr Owens made no secret of the fact that he favoured the joining of the two municipalities. The election of 1974 was fought on this issue and Owens was defeated in the polls in Mount Maunganui with a landslide victory to Mr L. Kelvin O'Hara, the youngest person elected to the position of Mayor in New Zealand,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mayor of Mount at 26 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=14 October 1974 |page=1 }}</ref> who challenged him on the issue, and other environmental issues with the catch cry "why share a mayor?"
+In 1974, [[Robert Arthur Owens|Bob Owens]] was mayor of both Mount Maunganui and Tauranga, a unique situation in local government in New Zealand. Owens favoured joining of the two municipalities. The election of 1974 was fought on this issue and Owens was defeated in the polls in Mount Maunganui with a landslide victory to Louis Kelvin O'Hara, at that time the youngest person elected mayor in New Zealand,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mayor of Mount at 26 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=14 October 1974 |page=1 }}</ref> who challenged him with the catch cry "why share a mayor?"
-It remains controversial in Mount Maunganui whether the transition from an independently administered unit of local government to a minor part of the Tauranga City Council over 20 years ago was beneficial.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
-Some Mount Maunganui residents are still of the opinion Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are separate towns, even though they officially amalgamated in 1989. Simon Bridges, the local Member of Parliament for the area, described it in Parliament in 2012 "I have to say that there still is, though—and I have found this when first standing for Parliament—a sense of the "Mounties" and of those who are city-side, and that is still present to some extent."{{cn|date=February 2023}}
 ==History==
+[[File:View of Mount Maunganui ATLIB 353595.png|thumb|View of Mount Maunganui in 1924]]
 Mount Maunganui was known colloquially as ''Maunganui'' until 1907; during the application process to formally name the area when the first subdivision of land was carried out, Maunganui was dismissed as being too similar to several other towns' names.  One of the early settlers, J.C. Adams,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=BOPT19120508.2.33.1 |title=Rakataura |first=C |last=Adams |work=Bay of Plenty Times |date=8 May 1912 |access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> then suggested three alternative names, which were Te Maire, Tamure (the [[Māori language|Māori]] name for [[Lutjanidae|Snapper]]), and Rakataura, with the latter name selected by the Survey Department. The official name Rakataura never came into common use, as Maunganui had long been the unofficial name of the area.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rorke|first=Jinty|title=Western Bay of Plenty Street Names|url=http://econtent.tauranga.govt.nz/data/libraries/files/local_hist/western_bay_street_names.pdf|publisher=Tauranga City Libraries|access-date=2 November 2012|page=18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203011732/http://econtent.tauranga.govt.nz/data/libraries/files/local_hist/western_bay_street_names.pdf|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name ''Mount'' Maunganui originated as a rebranding by early developers, who succeeded in changing the official name of the town from Rakataura. The current name is an example of a [[tautology (grammar)|tautological]] place name, ''maunga'' being a [[Māori language|Māori]] term for mountain (''nui'' means "big").
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 The former Mount Maunganui Borough Council set records in New Zealand as having never had a deficit in its history, something which Tauranga City Council has never achieved. Critics say the town was built by leveraging the commercial and industrial ratepayers, but Mount Maunganui was a forerunner in some areas and applied the user pays philosophy before it was common in New Zealand.
+[[Anne Speir]] was the first female professional lifeguard at the beach. She later became a television producer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10813466|title=Drugs charges for past TVNZ editor|date=2012-06-16|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>
 The original house of early settler J.C. Adams, the first home built at Mount Maunganui, still stands at 4 Adams Avenue. The 1906 house is registered with [[Heritage New Zealand]] as a Category II historic building.<ref name="NZHPT 4570">{{NZHPT|4570|J C Adams Cottage|2 November 2012}}</ref>
+==Marae==
 The local Whareroa Marae and Rauru ki Tahi meeting house is a meeting place for the [[Ngāi Te Rangi]] [[hapū]] of [[Ngāti Kuku]] and [[Ngāi Tukairangi]].<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref><ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref>
 == Character ==
-[[Image:Mt Maunganui summit.jpg|left|thumb|200px|View from the summit of Mount Maunganui ([[Mauao]]).]]
+[[Image:Mt Maunganui summit.jpg|left|thumb|200px|View from the summit of Mount Maunganui ([[Mauao]])]]
-[[Image:Mount Manganui.jpg|right|thumb|The mountain in summer.]]
+[[Image:Mount Manganui.jpg|right|thumb|The mountain in summer]]
-[[Image:Mt Manganui view.jpg|right|thumb|View from the mountain.]]
+[[Image:Mt Manganui view.jpg|right|thumb|View from the mountain]]
 Mount Maunganui is regarded by many to be a [[seaside resort|coastal resort town]], although [[Port of Tauranga]], a major facility, is also partly located on the western (harbour) side. It is also well known for the quality of its [[surfing]] conditions, though parts of the beach are notoriously dangerous. The harbour bridge was opened in 1988,<ref>[http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=115 Harbour Bridge Heritage]</ref> linking Mount Maunganui with Tauranga. The construction of a duplication bridge was completed in December 2009, forming a vital link in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui's growing motorway system.
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 The suburb is home to the cricket ground [[Bay Oval]], which held the 2018 [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] [[Under 19 Cricket World Cup]] final on 3 February 2018 as well as international cricket matches.
-Every year Mount Maunganui hosts the Northern Regional Surf Championships (NRC's), and other events such as the NZ Under 14 Ocean Athlete Championships, the Pro Volleyball Tour and The Port of Tauranga Half Ironman triathlon.
+Every year Mount Maunganui hosts the Northern Regional Surf Championships (NRC's), and other events such as the NZ Under 14 Ocean Athlete Championships, the [[Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour|Pro Volleyball Tour]] and The Port of Tauranga Half Ironman triathlon.
 == Artificial reef ==
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 [[Image:MountMaunganui Panorama.jpg|centre|thumb|800px|Panorama of Mount Maunganui and the Main Beach]]
-[[File:Mauao-Mt-Maunganui-by-night-with-milkyway.jpg|centre|thumb|800px|A Panoramic view of Mount Maunganui from Moturiki Island at night with milkyway setting in the background]]
+[[File:Mauao-Mt-Maunganui-by-night-with-milkyway.jpg|centre|thumb|800px|Panoramic view of Mount Maunganui from Moturiki Island at night, with the Milky Way in the background]]
 ==Climate==
-The climate is mild subtropic:<ref>[http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/93186.html/ Local weather stations]</ref>
 [[File:Mount Maunganui Main Beach.jpg|thumb|Mount Maunganui Main Beach, moon rise on 24 Jan 2016]]
+[[File:Mount Maunganui Beach 2.jpg|thumb|Mount Maunganui Beach view from top of mountain]]
-* Summer = 20&nbsp;°C / 30&nbsp;°C. ( Jan/Feb )
-* Winter = 10&nbsp;°C / 15&nbsp;°C.  ( Jun/Jul )
+The climate is mild subtropic:<ref>[http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/93186.html/ Local weather stations]</ref>
-* Frosts Avg/Yr = 12 ( -1&nbsp;°C −2&nbsp;°C ).
-[[File:Mount Maunganui Beach 2.jpg|thumb|Mount Maunganui Beach View From Top Of Mountain]]
+* Summer = 20&nbsp;°C / 30&nbsp;°C (Jan/Feb)
-* Rainfall = 1280mm/Yr.Avg
+* Winter = 10&nbsp;°C / 15&nbsp;°C (Jun/Jul)
-* Sunshine = Min 2200hrs/Yr.
+* Frosts avg/yr = 12 (-1&nbsp;°C −2&nbsp;°C)
-* Beach Temp avg.
+* Rainfall = 1280mm/yr avg
-* Summer = 21&nbsp;°C.
+* Sunshine = min. 2200hrs/yr
-* Winter = 14&nbsp;°C.
+* Beach temp. avg:
+** Summer = 21&nbsp;°C
+** Winter = 14&nbsp;°C
 ==Education==
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 ==External links==
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061213083245/http://www.mount-maunganui.co.nz/ Mount Maunganui Tourism Website]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061213083245/http://www.mount-maunganui.co.nz/ Mount Maunganui tourism website]
 {{Tauranga}}
+{{Authority control}}
+{{Coord|-37.659757|176.214844|region:NZ|display=title}}
 [[Category:Peninsulas of New Zealand|Maunganui, Mount]]
 [[Category:Surfing locations in New Zealand]]