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Mount Maunganui is a surfer’s paradise in real sense and meaning. It’s a spot that every surfer deserves to visit once in his life. There are a million reasons for that. Its clean, it’s pure, it’s unspoiled, its climate is very surfing friendly, the ocean waves height is just perfect throughout the year, the summer heat is bearable (20-30 degree Celsius), The beach is crowned by the legendry Mount Maunganui and to top that all up, there is a Northern Regional Surf Championship each year to bring a lot more excitement, thrill and joy in surfing.
To get there, it takes around 30 minutes to fly from Auckland to Tauranga. Cheap flights to Tauranga are best available via Auckland. Whereas the cheap direct Flights to Auckland, can be booked with Air New Zealand during airline promotions, early bird offers or last minute flights to New Zealand discounts. Also, when the championship is near, one can book through agents and ask for special group offers or sale flights to New Zealand.
In Tauranga, Mount Maunganui is situated on the peninsula to the north of the city centre in the Bay of Plenty. According to the Maori legend the hill is believed to be once a slave (Pononga) to the mountain called Otanewainuku, although today its locally called the “big hill” (Maunganui). For the surfers, Mount Maunganui remains “the hill” that rises above the town and crowns the beach.
With the completion of the harbor in 1988, Mount Maunganui is coupled with the city of Tauranga. Mount Maunganui is circled around by a small town on the same name bordering the main city Tauranga. The small town spread on top of a sand bar, connects Mauao to the mainland and due to its splendid geographical location, the region not only offers a surfing beach but also a harbor beach known as Pilot bay, located only blocks away.
Apart from a million spectacular views, scenic locations, heavenly landscapes and a town full of welcoming newzies, Mount Maunganui’s specialty remains “the Northern Surf Championship” competition (NRC’s).
Other than that, the New Zealand (under 14) “Ocean Athlete Championships”, the “Pro Volleyball Tour” and “the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman triathlon” are events you don’t want to miss.
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