Guidebook for Tauranga
Food Scene
They serve the best pizzas, fish and chips and burgers in town. Ask for "The Matua" when you ask for a Burger. Add a dash of sweet chilly souce....and you are in heaven. This is two minutes from our home
Hooked On
24 Tilby DrThey serve the best pizzas, fish and chips and burgers in town. Ask for "The Matua" when you ask for a Burger. Add a dash of sweet chilly souce....and you are in heaven. This is two minutes from our home
A whole street full of eateries! The Strand is famous for it's lovely food scene. There are several very reasonable restaurants sitting on the strip of The Strand, all looking out over the water. At the end of Warf Street you are in for a real Kiwi experience getting fish fresh from the fishing boats. They cook it right there in a little wooden restaurant on the wharf....and they proud themself that it is not healthy :-) , because you just want to eat more and more. There are wooden benches outside on the water edge to sit and eat this treat. About 10 minutes drive from our home.
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The Strand
The StrandA whole street full of eateries! The Strand is famous for it's lovely food scene. There are several very reasonable restaurants sitting on the strip of The Strand, all looking out over the water. At the end of Warf Street you are in for a real Kiwi experience getting fish fresh from the fishing boats. They cook it right there in a little wooden restaurant on the wharf....and they proud themself that it is not healthy :-) , because you just want to eat more and more. There are wooden benches outside on the water edge to sit and eat this treat. About 10 minutes drive from our home.
The best custard slice in town! Four minutes away from our home is this busy and wel loved coffeeshop. Ideal for a morning cuppa and slice of cake. This is about 4 minutes drive from our home.
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Kitchen Republic
The best custard slice in town! Four minutes away from our home is this busy and wel loved coffeeshop. Ideal for a morning cuppa and slice of cake. This is about 4 minutes drive from our home.
Enjoy an unique nautical themed restaurant dining experience with friends & family. This is 4 minutes from our home.
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Bureta Bar & Eatery
50 Bureta RoadEnjoy an unique nautical themed restaurant dining experience with friends & family. This is 4 minutes from our home.
A real bistro experience. Lovely food and great people. Absolutely worth the trip. 1/47 Cherrywood Drive. 3 Minutes away from our home. They are open till 9am
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Neighbourhood Kitchen - Bar & Restaurant
47 Cherrywood DrA real bistro experience. Lovely food and great people. Absolutely worth the trip. 1/47 Cherrywood Drive. 3 Minutes away from our home. They are open till 9am
Parks & Nature
It is lovely set up with a within an old quarry with trees and native plants and a walkway up so that you have stunning views over the Bay of Plenty. Take a picnic basket with you to have a picnic under the trees. Ten minutes’ drive out of Tauranga City is McLaren Falls Park, set alongside Lake McLaren. One of the highlights of the park is the Waterfall. . Driving into the park you will have a little coffee shop on the right. Drive on to get to a parking area. To the one side is the beautiful waterfall. Enjoy a short, easy stroll to the picturesque waterfall. Going the opposite direction of the waterfall will take you over a small bridge into a charming area for a picnic alongside the lake
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Te Puna Quarry Park
110 Te Puna Quarry RoadIt is lovely set up with a within an old quarry with trees and native plants and a walkway up so that you have stunning views over the Bay of Plenty. Take a picnic basket with you to have a picnic under the trees. Ten minutes’ drive out of Tauranga City is McLaren Falls Park, set alongside Lake McLaren. One of the highlights of the park is the Waterfall. . Driving into the park you will have a little coffee shop on the right. Drive on to get to a parking area. To the one side is the beautiful waterfall. Enjoy a short, easy stroll to the picturesque waterfall. Going the opposite direction of the waterfall will take you over a small bridge into a charming area for a picnic alongside the lake
Park and beach combined. Relax under the lovely big trees when having a picnic looking towards the famous Mount Manganui. When it is low tide you can walk far into the estuary. On a windy day you can watch kite flyers. You can take your own sausage or steak to sizzle while you watch the sunset. This is walking distance from our home. Two minutes by car. Pick up a fish and chips at Hooked on Matua in Tilby drive and go straight down the road for 500m to enter Ferguson Park.
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Fergusson Park
Fergusson WayPark and beach combined. Relax under the lovely big trees when having a picnic looking towards the famous Mount Manganui. When it is low tide you can walk far into the estuary. On a windy day you can watch kite flyers. You can take your own sausage or steak to sizzle while you watch the sunset. This is walking distance from our home. Two minutes by car. Pick up a fish and chips at Hooked on Matua in Tilby drive and go straight down the road for 500m to enter Ferguson Park.
Essentials
For all your groceries and essentials.They are open most of the time untill 10 at night.
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Countdown Bureta Park
50 Bureta Rd For all your groceries and essentials.They are open most of the time untill 10 at night.
You will need coins and washing powder.
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Liquid Self Service Laundromats
586 Cameron RdYou will need coins and washing powder.
Everything Else
This is the most famous spot in Tauranga. Go for walks around the Mount ( 3km) then soak in the natural hot baths at the basin. Now you are spoiled for choice. Either go for an eveing walk on the 22km beach, or if during day time, swim, tan or of course enjoy coffee and food in any of the lovely shops along the beach. Just bliss!
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Mount Maunganui
This is the most famous spot in Tauranga. Go for walks around the Mount ( 3km) then soak in the natural hot baths at the basin. Now you are spoiled for choice. Either go for an eveing walk on the 22km beach, or if during day time, swim, tan or of course enjoy coffee and food in any of the lovely shops along the beach. Just bliss!
Bring your swimwear to relax in these hot pools at the foot of Mount Maunganui.
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Izicelo Zemithi YaseMantlanjeni
9 Adams AveBring your swimwear to relax in these hot pools at the foot of Mount Maunganui.
Sightseeing
Hairy maclary and his friends are New Zealand icons. Every child has a hairy Maclary book, and on the Strand you can visit their sculpturs. Stunning The Hairy Maclary books are picture books that are designed to be shared by an adult reader and a young child. The plots are simple, in keeping with the comprehension of the pre-reading age group for which they are ranged. They generally involve Hairy and his friends in adventurous scenarios pitched against local cats, often with an implication that the cats are more cunning. Take a photo of yourself with Hairy Maclary.
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Hairy Maclary & Friends Tauranga Waterfront Sculpture
The StrandHairy maclary and his friends are New Zealand icons. Every child has a hairy Maclary book, and on the Strand you can visit their sculpturs. Stunning The Hairy Maclary books are picture books that are designed to be shared by an adult reader and a young child. The plots are simple, in keeping with the comprehension of the pre-reading age group for which they are ranged. They generally involve Hairy and his friends in adventurous scenarios pitched against local cats, often with an implication that the cats are more cunning. Take a photo of yourself with Hairy Maclary.
Arts & Culture
Tauranga Art Gallery
108 Willow StShopping
Bayfair Shopping Centre
19 Girven RdA lot of different shops.
There is a beautiful modern shopping mall here with all kinds of speciality shops. The Crossing Tauranga is a very popular shopping area
K&K Fashions - The Crossing
2 Taurikura DrThere is a beautiful modern shopping mall here with all kinds of speciality shops. The Crossing Tauranga is a very popular shopping area