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Gate Pa

Gate Pa or Gate Pā is a suburb of , in the of New Zealand's . It is the location of the Battle of Gate Pā in the 1864 Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
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  • Type: Suburb with 4,020 residents
  • Description: suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Gate Pā”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tauranga Girls’ College and The Historic Village.

School
Tauranga Girls' College is a state single-sex girls secondary school in , . It offers the NCEA system of qualifications. The school has a roll of 1413 students from years 9 to 13 as of July 2025.

Museum
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
is a museum.

Nature reserve
Photo: Abaconda Management Group, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merivale and Greerton.

Suburb
or Parkvale is a suburb of , in the of New Zealand's . The suburb was established after World War II, when six family farms, including the Merrivale Estate, were purchased by developers and subdivided.

Town
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major suburb of , the largest city in the region of New Zealand. is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer, commander of the British forces during the Battle of Gate Pā.

Suburb
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
is a suburb of , on New Zealand's . It is located south-east of , north-east of Gate Pa and south-west of . The suburb has a bowls club which hosts bowls players from across the country.

Gate Pa

Latitude
-37.71416° or 37° 42′ 51″ south
Longitude
176.14027° or 176° 8′ 25″ east
Population
4,020
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
4VJR74PR+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3586983019
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6245102
Wiki­data ID
Q5526992
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Satellite Map

Discover Gate Pa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Gate Pa” goes by many names.
  • French: “Gate Pa”
  • Maori: “Pukehinahina”
  • Turkish: “Gate Pā”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sunvale and Parkvale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Allan McBride Park and Gate Pa Tennis Club.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gate Pa”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.