Tauranga Historical Society

  Between 1864 and the early 1900s, Tauranga Harbour was not merely a backdrop to the district’s maritime history; it was the engine of it. ...

  Pharmaceutical bottles from the 107 Wharf Street archaeological dig,  Tauranga Museum Collection.  Photo: Jen Copedo When someone asks me,...

  I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it...

From Tauranga City Library’s archives A monthly blog about interesting items in our collection Around 6.45am, Sunday the 21st June, I arrive...

  Left to right: Ruth Mander, Ina Bathe, Mary Parker, and Nancy Snodgrass admiring the rose "Remember Me" at the Tauranga Rose Gar...