Mount Maunganui
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Mount Maunganui | |
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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 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 7,450 |
Airports | Tauranga Airport |
(Bay of Plenty) | ||
(Tauranga Harbour) |
Mount Maunganui
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Mount Maunganui (Māori pronunciation: [ˈmaʉŋaˌnʉi], locally /ˈmɒŋəˌnuːi/) 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.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "large mountain" for Maunganui.[5]
Geography
Mount Maunganui is located atop a
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
Demographics
Mount Maunganui covers 9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,450 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 754 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
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]
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
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
During 1974,
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.[citation needed]
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."[citation needed]
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,
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]
The local Whareroa Marae and Rauru ki Tahi meeting house is a meeting place for the
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
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
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]
Climate
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 390 as of February 2024.[31]
Several schools are located in the suburbs of
See also
- Mauao(Mount Maunganui)
References
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- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- 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.