Tauriko
Tauriko is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. According to Place Names of New Zealand by A. W. Reed and Peter Dowling, "Tauriko" is not a Māori name—the suburb was originally named Taurico after the Tauranga Rimu Company, with the spelling apparently altered to give the semblance of a Māori name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 177 residents
- Description: suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Taurico”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tauranga Crossing and Aquinas College.
Tauranga Crossing
Retail building
Photo: Panamitsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tauranga Crossing is a shopping mall in Tauranga, New Zealand, located at 2 Taurikura Drive, Tauriko. It features more than 70 shops and 25 eateries. It has four anchor stores — Pak'nSave, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming.
Aquinas College
School
Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic co-educational school that combines intermediate and college in Tauranga, New Zealand. It was founded in 2003 with St.
Greenpark School
School
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenpark School is situated 2½ km northeast of Tauriko.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greerton and Poike.
Greerton
Town
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greerton is a major suburb of Tauranga, the largest city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer, commander of the British forces during the Battle of Gate Pā. Greerton is situated 3½ km east of Tauriko.
Poike
Suburb
Poike or Windermere is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Poike is situated 4½ km east of Tauriko.
Merivale
Suburb
Merivale or Parkvale is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The suburb was established after World War II, when six family farms, including the Merrivale Estate, were purchased by developers and subdivided. Merivale is situated 5 km northeast of Tauriko.
Tauriko
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.7437° or 37° 44′ 37″ southLongitude
176.09982° or 176° 5′ 59″ eastPopulation
177Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
4VJR734X+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1442318714OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
6245094Wikidata ID
Q25660700
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Tauriko” goes by many names.
- French: “Tauriko”
- Maori: “Tauriko”
- Turkish: “Tauriko”
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