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18 unusual facts about Tauranga


Acanthochitona thileniusi

The only specimens have been found in Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand.

Bob Clarkson

In the 2005 election, Clarkson was recruited as the National candidate for the Tauranga seat.

Boobs on Bikes

Boobs on Bikes is a mostly annual parade of topless men and women riding on motorcycles through large New Zealand cities (in the past, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Wanganui and most prominently Auckland).

Ella Nicholas

Ella Nicholas (born December 15, 1990 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is a Cook Islands slalom canoer.

Frederick Augustus Smith

Smith was 37 years old, and a captain in the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot (later the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry), British Army during the Waikato-Hauhau Maori War, New Zealand when the following deed took place on 21 June 1864 at Tauranga for which he was awarded the VC.

Hilda Hewlett

Hewlett had previously spent nine months touring New Zealand, Rarotonga, and the United States, but it was not until the factory site was sold that she emigrated to Tauranga, New Zealand, with her daughter Pia Richards and Pia's family.

Horatio Gordon Robley

In the following April, Robley took his troops to Tauranga to join General Cameron's forces attacking Pukehinahina also known as Gate Pā.

Miriam Soljak

Peter and Miriam moved to Kawakaura in 1912, before they moved to Tauranga.

Mitch Evans

In his national Formula Ford campaign in 2008–09, Evans battled with Tauranga's Richie Stanaway who came out on top by just over 100 points.

MV Rena

On Wednesday, 5 October 2011, at 2:20 AM while sailing from Napier to Tauranga, the Rena ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

New Zealand Little Bittern

The first scientific specimen was reportedly obtained at Tauranga in the North Island by a Reverend Mr Stack in 1836, but is now untraceable.

P-class yacht

However it was not until Highet and his family moved to Tauranga in 1923 that the full potential of his design became apparent.

Philippe Viard

Bishop Pompallier sent Viard in May 1840 to set up a mission station at Tauranga with the help of a Maori catechist, Romano.

Richie Stanaway

Born in Tauranga, Stanaway was originally from a motocross background, before making the switch to speedway at the age of twelve.

Rimutaka Tunnel

It was the longest tunnel in New Zealand, superseding the Otira Tunnel in the South Island until the completion of the Kaimai Tunnel (8.88 km, 5.55 miles) near Tauranga in 1978.

Taneatua Express

The Taneatua Express was an express passenger train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department that ran between Auckland and Taneatua in the Bay of Plenty, serving centres such as Tauranga and Te Puke.

Tauranga City United

Tauranga City United AFC is a semi-professional football (soccer) club in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Velux 5 Oceans Race

The course was again changed for this edition, this time spanning five legs: Newport, Rhode Island/New YorkBrixham, DevonCape TownTaurangaSalvador, Brazil — Newport.


Bethlehem College

Bethlehem Campus, contains several Christian educational institutions in Tauranga, New Zealand

Larry Baldock

Before entering national politics, he served on the Tauranga City Council, and was also previously involved with the evangelical Youth With A Mission organisation.

Magic 45 minutes

Mahé Drysdale of Tauranga, in the men's single sculls, won gold from the current Olympic champion, Olaf Tufte, of Norway.

New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441

New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 (NZ441) was a scheduled flight of New Zealand's National Airways Corporation from Whenuapai, Auckland to Tauranga.

Tahi

Tahi FM, a Māori radio station in Tauranga on 98.2 FM, launched in 2003