# Things to see in Tauranga (New Zealand): 42 places and when to go

> Tauranga is a city in New Zealand with around 122,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 42 places in and around it, mainly Nature (23), Mountains (12), History (8). The best known are Mount Maunganui, MV Rena and Astrolabe Reef. The best time to come is October to April; also possible: May to September. In December there are 14 h 36 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 24. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/tauranga/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** New Zealand · -37.6964, 176.1536
- **Population:** About 122,000
- **Places:** 42 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/naturaleza/) (23) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/montana/) (12) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/historia/) (8) · [Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/submarinismo/) (6) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/playa/) (4) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/museos/) (4)
- **Best time:** October to April.
- **Also possible:** May to September.
- **Nearest airport:** AKL Auckland, 143 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Ngatamahinerua, at 849 m.

## What to see in Tauranga

The places in and around Tauranga, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mount Maunganui](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-maunganui/): Mountain in New Zealand · 7.5 km
- [MV Rena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mv-rena/): Ship built in 1990 · 30 km
- [Astrolabe Reef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/astrolabe-reef/): Reef near Motiti Island, New Zealand · 30 km
- [Tauranga Harbour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/tauranga-harbour/): Natural harbour near Tauranga, New Zealand · 15 km
- [New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/new-zealand-national-airways-corporation-flight-441/): 1963 aviation accident · 27 km
- [Tauranga Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/tauranga-art-gallery/): Art gallery in Tauranga, New Zealand · 2.0 km
- [Blue Gum Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/blue-gum-bay/): Bay in New Zealand · 16 km
- [Classic Flyers Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/classic-flyers-aviation-museum/): Aviation museum in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand · 5.0 km
- [Kaiwha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/kaiwha/): Hill in New Zealand · 8.0 km
- [Kakarahi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/kakarahi/): Hill in New Zealand · 29 km
- [Kopukairua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/kopukairua/): Hill in New Zealand · 8.3 km
- [Maungatapu Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/maungatapu-bridge/): Bridge in Tauranga City, New Zealand · 3.4 km
- [Maungatūtū](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/maungatutu/): Hill in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand · 13 km
- [Mount Eliza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-eliza/): Hill in New Zealand · 27 km
- [Ngatamahinerua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/ngatamahinerua/): Mountain in New Zealand · 27 km
- [Ohui](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/ohui/): Hill in New Zealand · 19 km
- [Okaparu Reef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/okaparu-reef/): Reef in New Zealand · 22 km
- [Pukunui](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/pukunui/): Hill in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand · 10 km
- [Pukupenga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/pukupenga/): Hill in New Zealand · 25 km
- [Puremu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/puremu/): Hill in New Zealand · 24 km
- [Putaruru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/putaruru-2/): Hill in New Zealand · 23 km
- [Tauranga Harbour Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/tauranga-harbour-bridge/): Bridge in New Zealand · 3.0 km
- [Te Tāhuna o Rangataua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/te-tahuna-o-rangataua/): Bay and wāhi tapu in New Zealand · 5.2 km
- [Tumu Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/tumu-bay/): Bay in New Zealand · 26 km

And the other 18, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Waikareao Estuary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/waikareao-estuary/), [Waimapu Estuary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/waimapu-estuary/), [Waipu Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/waipu-bay/), [Wairanaki Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/wairanaki-bay/), [Whareotetarakeho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/whareotetarakeho/), [Tutarawānanga - Yatton Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/yatton-park/), [The Elms - Te Papa Tauranga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/the-elms-te-papa-tauranga/)
- **Beaches**: [Brewis Shoal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/brewis-shoal/), [Pudney Rock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/pudney-rock/)
- **History**: [Post Office/Government Building (Former)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/clarence-hotel/), [George Vesey Stewart Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/george-vesey-stewart-memorial/), [Stone Jetty / Boulder Wharf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/stone-jetty/), [Te Ranga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/te-ranga-redoubt/), [The Historic Village](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/the-historic-village/)
- **Hiking**: [Kauritatahi Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/kauritatahi-hut/), [Motutapere Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/motutapere-hut/)
- **With kids**: [Marshalls Animal Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/marshalls-animal-park/), [Waimarino Adventure Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/waimarino-adventure-park/)

## When to go to Tauranga

The best time to visit Tauranga is **October to April**; also possible: May to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 14 h 20 |
| February | Best time | 13 h 24 |
| March | Best time | 12 h 17 |
| April | Best time | 11 h 01 |
| May | Possible | 9 h 58 |
| June | Possible | 9 h 24 |
| July | Possible | 9 h 38 |
| August | Possible | 10 h 33 |
| September | Possible | 11 h 46 |
| October | Best time | 13 h |
| November | Best time | 14 h 04 |
| December | Best time | 14 h 36 |

In December there are 14 h 36 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 24. In January, 42 of the 42 places are at their best.

When to go to New Zealand in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Tauranga

The nearest main airport is Auckland International Airport (AKL, Auckland), 143 km as the crow flies. How to get around New Zealand (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.6964%2C176.1536)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-37.6964%2C176.1536)

## Other towns nearby

- [Maketu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/maketu/): 6 places · 27 km
- [Matamata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/matamata/): 10 places · 38 km
- [Rotorua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/rotorua/): 46 places · 49 km
- [Putaruru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/putaruru/): 7 places · 51 km
- [Tokoroa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/tokoroa/): 16 places · 64 km
- [Cambridge, New Zealand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/cambridge/): 23 places · 64 km

And all of New Zealand, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Tauranga?

The best known: [Mount Maunganui](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-maunganui/), [MV Rena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mv-rena/), [Astrolabe Reef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/astrolabe-reef/), [Tauranga Harbour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/tauranga-harbour/), [New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/new-zealand-national-airways-corporation-flight-441/). In all, 42 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Tauranga?

October to April; also possible: May to September. In December there are 14 h 36 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 24.

### How do you get to Tauranga?

The nearest main airport is Auckland International Airport (AKL), 143 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-37.6964%2C176.1536) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Tauranga as the destination and these 42 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).