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Kōrero: Bay of Plenty region

Port at Mt Maunganui, 1962

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Port at Mt Maunganui, 1962

During the 1950s there was a major expansion of the port to handle timber exports, and deep-water wharves were built. The extent of the port complex can be seen in this 1962 photograph.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-032754

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty region – Depression and recovery: 1930s to 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6597/port-at-mt-maunganui-1962 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.