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Matakana Island

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Matakana Island

Visible in the distance is the long coastline of Matakana Island, which forms the sand barrier between Tauranga Harbour and the South Pacific Ocean. Mt Maunganui is in the centre of the photograph.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Tauranga hinterland and harbour, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5691/matakana-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.