Matapihi
Matapihi is a suburb and peninsula of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island, surrounded on most sides by the Tauranga Harbour.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tauranga Airport and Maungatapu Bridge.
Tauranga Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tauranga Airport is an airport serving the city of Tauranga, New Zealand. It is located adjacent to Tauranga Harbour in the suburb of Mount Maunganui, approximately 3 km northeast of Tauranga CBD. Tauranga Airport is situated 2½ km north of Matapihi.
Maungatapu Bridge
Bridge
The Maungatapu Bridge is a beam bridge which crosses the Tauranga Harbour and connects the Matapihi and Maungatapu peninsulas in New Zealand. The bridge opened in 1959 and is 316 metres long and 10 metres wide.
Mercury Baypark Stadium and Arena
Stadium
Photo: Metro morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mercury Baypark Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is currently used for dirt track speedway and jetsprint events during summer, and various other events throughout the year. Mercury Baypark Stadium and Arena is situated 3 km northeast of Matapihi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tauranga and Te Maunga.
Tauranga
Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tauranga is a city 105 km east of Hamilton and 85 km north of Rotorua in the western Bay of Plenty on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the largest city in the Bay of Plenty and the fifth largest in the country.
Te Maunga
Suburb
Photo: Uarangi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Maunga is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, in New Zealand's North Island. A large timber fire broke out in Te Maunga in November 2019. The area experienced surface flooding in June 2020. Te Maunga is situated 3 km east of Matapihi.
Matapihi
- Type: Village with 729 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.69641° or 37° 41′ 47″ southLongitude
176.19621° or 176° 11′ 46″ eastPopulation
729Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
4VJR853W+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3671190124OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6245113
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In Other Languages
“Matapihi” goes by many names.
- French: “Matapihi”
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