Tauranga

American  

[tou-rahng-uh] / taʊˈrɑŋ ə /

noun

1. a city on the N coast of North Island, in N New Zealand.

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Tauranga British  

/ taʊˈræŋə /

noun

1. a port in New Zealand, on NE North Island on the Bay of Plenty: exports dairy produce, meat, and timber. Pop: 101 300 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

Port of Tauranga now expects an underlying net profit of NZ$142 million-NZ$152 million in FY 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

After suffering four days of abdominal pain, the unnamed teen was taken to Tauranga Hospital on the North Island.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

The Netherlands began the current tournament based in the northern North Island city of Tauranga.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Netherlands critical of World Cup training facilities: We visit the team’s base in Tauranga, New Zealand, to see if the judgment is justified.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

This involved the whole tribe in a war with the people of Tauranga, a war which dragged on for two whole years.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)