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Harbour bridge, Tauranga

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Harbour bridge, Tauranga

After much debate and a long construction period, a road bridge linking Tauranga and the town of Mt Maunganui was opened in 1988. The next year, city and town were amalgamated.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Tauranga, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5698/harbour-bridge-tauranga (accessed 4 June 2026).

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