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

It keeps an outperform call on Port of Tauranga, with a higher price target of NZ$9.15/share.

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

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

The carrier also canceled domestic flights to and from the cities of Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

One excellent specimen, 8-1/2 inches long, was a live shell, and is now in the possession of Mrs. T. M. Humphreys, of Tauranga.

From Beautiful Shells of New Zealand An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells, with Directions for Collecting and Cleaning them by Moss, E. G. B.