Mount Maunganui

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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Mount Maunganui | image = File:Walking up Mount Maunganui 09 (5645002843).jpg | caption1 = Mount Maunganui in autumn | city1 = Tauranga | region = Bay of Plenty | ward = Mauao/Mount Maunganui General Ward | council = Tauranga City Council | established = | coordinates = | arearef = <ref name="Area"/> | area = 1621 | population = {{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}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Omanu Beach|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Arataki North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Arataki South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga South|y}}|R}}|0}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = Tauranga Airport | hospitals = | mapframe = y | mapframe-zoom = 12 | caption2 = }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Mount Maunganui | north = | northeast = (Bay of Plenty) | east = Omanu | southeast = | south = Matapihi | southwest = | west = (Tauranga Harbour) | northwest = }}

'''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 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>

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "large mountain" for ''Maunganui''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz/heritage/legends/ |title= Legends – Tauranga City|website=ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223172936/http://ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz/heritage/legends/ |archive-date=23 February 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sightseeing|url= http://www.oceanside.co.nz/Area-Information/Sightseeing_IDL=1_IDT=251_ID=1310_.html |publisher=Oceanside Resort & Twin Towers|access-date=22 October 2011}}</ref>

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'') are other names for the hill<ref name="Mt Maunganui"/> which rises above the town. According to Maori legend, this hill was a pononga [slave] to a mountain called Otanewainuku.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aatravel.co.nz/101-must-dos-for-kiwis/Mount-Maunganui-Mauao.html|title=Mount Maunganui: Mauao|publisher=AA Travel}}</ref> The conical headland which gives the town its name is {{convert|232|m|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 hike 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 {{Convert|16.21|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=4 June 2025}}</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}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Omanu Beach|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Arataki North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Arataki South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga South|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}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Omanu Beach|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Arataki North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Arataki South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga South|y}}|R}})/16.21|0}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|19,092|2013|18,948|2018|20,658|2023|21,030|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Mount Maunganui North (192800), Mount Maunganui South (193700), Mount Maunganui Central (193900), Omanu Beach (194300), Arataki North (194900), Arataki South (195500), Te Maunga North (195800) and Te Maunga South (196200)}}</ref>|footnote=The 2006 population is for a larger area of 17.52 km2.}} alt=Township seen from top of Mount|thumb|Township seen from top of Mount Mount Maunganui had a population of 21,030 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 372 people (1.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,082 people (11.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 9,948 males, 11,019 females, and 66 people of other genders in 8,316 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.53340%2B192800%2B193700%2B193900%2B194300%2B194900%2B195500%2B195800%2B196201.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 3,450 people (16.4%) aged under 15 years, 3,834 (18.2%) aged 15 to 29, 9,273 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,473 (21.3%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.1% European (Pākehā); 18.0% Māori; 2.8% Pasifika; 4.9% Asian; 3.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori by 3.8%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 10.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 29.8% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.7%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 5,073 (28.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 8,556 (48.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 3,939 (22.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 2,469 people (14.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 8,787 (50.0%) full-time, 2,466 (14.0%) part-time, and 459 (2.6%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.53340.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mount Maunganui (53340)}}</ref>

{{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable sortable defaultright col1left" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area (km2) !! Population !! Density (per km2) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median income |- | Mount Maunganui North || 2.03 || 3,204 || 1,578 || 1,440 || 42.2 years || $50,900<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.192800.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mount Maunganui North}}</ref> |- | Mount Maunganui South || 0.94 || 2,844 || 3,026 || 1,086 || 39.3 years || $53,300<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.193700.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mount Maunganui South}}</ref> |- | Mount Maunganui Central || 6.91 || 225 || 37 || 99 || 48.0 years || $55,400<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.193900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mount Maunganui Central}}</ref> |- | Omanu Beach || 1.02 || 2,982 || 2,924 || 1,107 || 38.6 years || $47,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.194300.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Omanu Beach}}</ref> |- | Arataki North || 2.16 || 3,201 || 1,482 || 1,212 || 39.9 years || $44,200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.194900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Arataki North}}</ref> |- | Arataki South || 0.99 || 3,063 || 3,094 || 1,083 || 34.9 years || $43,500<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.195500.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Arataki South}}</ref> |- | Te Maunga North || 1.17 || 3,354 || 2,867 || 1,446 || 42.0 years || $35,100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.195800.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Te Maunga North}}</ref> |- | Te Maunga South || 0.98 || 2,163 || 2,207 || 843 || 44.6 years || $39,100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.196201.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Te Maunga South}}</ref> |- ! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! style="text-align:right;"|38.1 years !! style="text-align:right;"| $41,500 |}

==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,<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?"

==History== 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 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.<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 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.<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=16 June 2012|work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=13 April 2018|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>

On 22 January 2026, during an intense storm, six people were killed after a landslide came down upon a campground at the base of Mount Maunganui. A landslide in nearby Welcome Bay also resulted in two deaths.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje11x527n4o|date=22 January 2026|publisher=BBC}}</ref>{{Outdated as of | year = 2026 | month = 01 | day = 24 | last updated = January 22, 2026}}

==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)]] right|thumb|The mountain in summer 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,<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.

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 Year destination, with over 20,000 people frequenting the suburb over the New Year 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 == [[File:Ariel view of ASB Stadium and ASB Arena.jpg|thumb|ASB Baypark Stadium]] 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.<ref>[http://www.mountreef.co.nz MountReef.co.nz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228120850/http://www.mountreef.co.nz/ |date=28 December 2010 }}</ref> Construction of the reef was hampered by lack of funds and ironically, too many waves.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10354122">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10354122 |title=Mount reef builders battle big swells |author=Rowan, Juliet |date=8 November 2005 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> Initially the public was told the reef would cost about $500k,<ref name="NZ_Herald_3507948">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3507948 |title=Artificial surf reef needs wave of cash |author=Macbrayne, Rosaleen |date=18 June 2003 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> but costs escalated to $800k.<ref name="NZ_Herald_3555770">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3555770 |title=Mount missing the wave with artificial reef project |author=Macbrayne, Rosaleen |date=20 March 2004 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_10402787">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10402787 |title=Surf's up at the Mount – almost |author=Rowan, Juliet |date=25 September 2006 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> Media reported that local surfers are disappointed with the waves produced by the reef.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10425115">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10425115 |title=Artificial reef fails to win surfers' approval |author=Ford, Joel |date=22 February 2007 |agency=Bay of Plenty Times |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> The reef has also been blamed for creating rips and has now been removed.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10362225">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10362225 |title=Reef at Mt Maunganui a headache for lifeguards |author=Rowan, Juliet |date=3 January 2006 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref>

==Climate== thumb|Mount Maunganui Main Beach, moon rise on 24 January 2016 The climate is mild subtropic:<ref>[http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/93186.html/ Local weather stations]</ref>

* 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,<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.mtprimary.school.nz |website=mtprimary.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe">{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1838 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1838|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="ero">{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/1838/mount-maunganui-primary-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref> The school opened in 1913. It moved to the current site in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/19840|title=History of Mount Maunganui Primary School|publisher=Tauranga City Libraries|access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref>

Several schools are located in the suburbs of Omanu and Arataki, including Mount Maunganui College and Mount Maunganui Intermediate. thumb|1919 timetable Mount-Matatā

== Mount Maunganui railway station == Mount Maunganui railway station was on the Mount Maunganui Branch of the East Coast Main Trunk (ECMT) from June 1913,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Scoble |first=Juliet |date=2010 |title=Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations |url=http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/dates_and_names.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724032358/http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/dates_and_names.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2020 |access-date=23 April 2021 |website=Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand}}</ref> which was then {{Convert abbreviated|4|mi|24|ch}}. It was initially planned to be a temporary station and lost its regular passenger service when Tauranga opened in 1924. It was just a railway formation by 1939,<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Leo White |date=1939 |title=Mount Maunganui |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30656968 |website=natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> but since 1953 has become a main freight hub, including a locomotive maintenance depot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mt Maunganui Depot Improvement Project {{!}} TSA Riley |url=https://tsariley.com/projects/mt-maunganui-depot-improvement-project/ |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=tsariley.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== History === On 12 April 1910 the Minister of Works, Thomas Mackenzie, turned the first sod of the Tauranga-Te Puke railway,<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 1910 |title=Turning the sod. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19100413.2.10}}</ref> near the site of the first railway station. It was planned that the Maunganui-Te Maunga branch would only be a temporary line, used by the Public Works Department (PWD) to carry supplies to build the rest of the ECMT.

The formal opening of the {{Convert abbreviated|13|mi}} Maunganui-Te Puke section<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |date=23 May 1913 |title=Railway bridge. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19130523.2.13}}</ref> was on 16 October 1913,<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |date=17 October 1913 |title=Opening of the railway. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19131017.2.13}}</ref> with an opening ceremony by the Mayor of Tauranga, close to where the first sod was cut.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 1913 |title=Opening of the railway. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19131017.2.13}}</ref> In 1913 the new Reform Party government allocated £2,000 to make a start on the approaches to the bridge to Tauranga.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 1913 |title=Tauranga's dole. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19131126.2.17.1}}</ref> After protest a further £3,000 was added,<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 1913 |title=Te Puke Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TPT19131219.2.4}}</ref> making a total of £20,000 into 1914.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 1914 |title=Public works statement. Poverty Bay Herald |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19141021.2.46}}</ref>

The branch was laid with 55lb rails. In 1910 2 platelayers' cottages were built, in 1911 2 in 1913 a drainage and a platelayers' cottages and 2 railway houses in 1928 and 8 in 1956.<ref name=":02222">{{Cite web |last=Scoble |first=Juliet |title=Station Archive |url=https://railheritage.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Station_Archive_4web-2.xls |website=Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand}}</ref>

By April 1911 a wharf was largely built,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1911-04-06 |title=The Terminus Of The New Line, Auckland Weekly News |url=https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/193408 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz}}</ref> repaired in 1913 and 1914, when it was extended about {{Convert abbreviated|100|ft}}. By 1917 it was noted timber traffic was increasing and handling from punts was too costly, so a derrick crane was brought in, mounted on a U wagon. The yard was extended in 1922 and the wharf again in 1925. The wharf was used for timber in 1929, but by 1932 it was unsafe and being dismantled.<ref name=":02222" />

By mid 1912 a 2-stall engine shed, coal store and workshops for carpenters and blacksmiths had been built.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 1912 |title=The railway. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19120708.2.32}}</ref> In 1922 it was noted PWD maintains locomotives and rolling stock, constructs bridges, and carries out work for other parts of the country.<ref name=":02222" />

Buildings were noted in 1913, when there was a Post Office at the station; in 1921 the sorting shed was {{Convert abbreviated|80|ft}} x {{Convert abbreviated|20|ft}}.<ref name=":02222" />

In 1924, when the line was extended to Tauranga, passenger trains stopped running to Maunganui and freight charges were increased.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 1924 |title=Increase in railway freights. Te Puke Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TPT19240620.2.9}}</ref> In 1926 it was proposed to close the branch, but a decision was delayed<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 July 1926 |title=Tauranga harbour board. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19260709.2.7}}</ref> and, in 1929, it was decided excursions could run to Maunganui.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 1929 |title=Hauraki Plains. Auckland Star |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19290518.2.144.4}}</ref> By 1937 NZR the line was frequently used by excursions.<ref name=":02222" />

£775 was spent on the engine shed in 1933 and £100 on latrines, but part of the original station building was also moved to Te Maunga. The goods shed was largely used as a general material store, rather than as a goods shed.<ref name=":02222" />

Closure was again proposed in 1942<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 1942 |title=Proposal to lift railway line. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19420307.2.4}}</ref> when the line was said to be overgrown with rubbish and, at the Airport Road crossing, buried under six inches of road metal. In May the branch was lifted, to use for a line to Kairanga Camp. However, "after extensive reconditioning" a private siding for the Air Department was opened to the recently built aerodrome on 4 September 1942.<ref name=":02222" />

In 1943 The Police Department considered using Maunganui station as lock-up cells.<ref name=":02222" />

==== Moturiki Island tramway ==== As an extension of the branch, there was about a mile of tramway from the station to the quarry on Moturiki Island, used until Te Puke quarry opened. The tramway was built in 1911, when its route was described as running from the station towards Ludwig's plantation, along Central Road, towards the Mount, turning off on the north side of Mt. Drury (Hopukiore) and passing between it and Mr Ward's cottage, to run straight to the island.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 1911 |title=Local and general. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19110703.2.5}}</ref> Quarrying continued into the 1920s,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 1921 |title=Mount Maunganui domain board. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19210903.2.24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 1923 |title=Harbour improvements. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19231110.2.27}}</ref> but the rails had been taken up by 1926<ref>{{Cite web |title=Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1926 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1926/I/1762}}</ref> and it was declared a reserve in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 1937 |title=Moturiki Island. Bay of Plenty Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19370731.2.21}}</ref><gallery mode="packed" heights="250"> File:1943 map of Tauranga Harbour.jpg|1943 map of Tauranga Harbour File:2018 map of Tauranga Harbour.jpg|2018 map of Tauranga Harbour File:Mt Maunganui wharf.jpg|Mount Maunganui wharf in 1955 File:Mount Maunganui port in 2025.jpg|Mount Maunganui port in 2025 </gallery>

==== Post 1952 ==== In 1952 plans were made for a new wharf and rebuilding<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 1952 |title=Wharf at Mount Maunganui. Press |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19521210.2.65}}</ref> as a {{Convert abbreviated|6.5|km}} branch, which was done by late 1953. As the branch went through a pine plantation, steam locomotives were banned. In 1955 a {{Convert abbreviated|55|ft}} turntable was moved from Taitā to Mount Maunganui. By 1988 it was a {{Convert abbreviated|21.3|m}} turntable. A goods shed, office, men's convenience, lamp room and store were also built. The branch reopened on 23 August 1955 and the new wharf on 3 December 1955. In 1964 it was extended by {{Convert abbreviated|700|ft}}. In October 1956 Mount Maunganui reopened as a station for goods and parcels, run by a stationmaster. It had 6 sidings near the wharf. PWD handed it over to New Zealand Railways in January 1958. In 1971 the yard was expanded from 277 to 980 wagons, with 100 points and {{Convert abbreviated|12|mi}} of track in 26 sidings the line and yard was laid with 91lb rail, and the storage sidings with 70 to 75lb rails. A weighbridge was moved from Te Maunga to Mount Maunganui. It came into use in June 1972 and the 1953 yard became a service siding. The end of the branch is {{Convert|104.55|km|abbr=on}} from the start of the ECMT at Hamilton <ref name=":02222" />{{Historical Rail Start}} {{rail line|previous=Terminus|next=Te Maunga Line open, station goods {{convert|6.5|km|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Yonge|first1=John Roger|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsnRPgAACAAJ|title=New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas|date=1993|publisher=Quail Map Company|isbn=9780900609923|language=en}}</ref>|route=East Coast Main Trunk Mount Maunganui Branch New Zealand Railways Department|col={{BR(E) colour}}}} {{s-end}}<gallery mode="packed" heights="220px"> File:Moturiki_railway.jpg|Moturiki railway across the beach File:Maunganui_in_1922.jpg|Railway station in 1922 (the shelter and platform in the centre) File:Passengers_walking_down_Mount_Manganui_Railway_wharf,_Tauranga_ATLIB_296368.png|Passengers walking from train to ferry in 1924. The station is on the right </gallery>

== Notable people ==

* James Ashcroft<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=White |first=Mike |date=9 February 2025 |title=Kiwi to direct Robert De Niro in Netflix thriller; chosen by Stephen King to film new novella |url=https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360571499/kiwi-direct-robert-de-niro-netflix-thriller-chosen-stephen-king-film-new-novella |access-date=3 April 2025 |work=Sunday Star-Times}}</ref> * Simon Bridges<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2012 |title=SunLive – Bridges: youngest Executive member – The Bay's News First |url=https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/23767-bridges-youngest-executive-member.html |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=SunLive |language=en}}</ref> * Tom Furniss<ref>{{Cite news |title=Child jumping film wins 48-hour film challenge |url=http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2011/07child-jumping-film-wins-48-hour-film-challenge.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713155354/http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2011/07child-jumping-film-wins-48-hour-film-challenge.shtml |archive-date=13 July 2011 |access-date=18 April 2025 |work=University of Waikato}}</ref>

==See also== * Mauao (Mount Maunganui)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061213083245/http://www.mount-maunganui.co.nz/ Mount Maunganui tourism website]

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