Kairua

Kairua is a locality in Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty. Kairua is situated nearby to the suburb Papamoa, as well as near the hamlet Waitao.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pāpāmoa Beach and Pāpāmoa College.

Pāpāmoa Beach

Beach

Photo: Abaconda Management Group, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pāpāmoa Beach is situated 3½ km east of Kairua.

Pāpāmoa College is a state coeducational Year 7–13 secondary school located in the eastern suburbs of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school opened in February 2011 as the city's fifth state secondary school, serving the growing Papamoa area. Pāpāmoa College is situated 3 km east of Kairua.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kairua and Papamoa.

Kairua

Hamlet

Photo: William Ellis (British missionary), Public domain.

Kairua is a rural area of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs along its northern side, and crosses it at the northeast.

Papamoa

Suburb

Pāpāmoa or Pāpāmoa Beach is a suburb of Tauranga, located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. It is the largest residential suburb in Tauranga. It is bordered to the west by Arataki and Mount Maunganui, the east by the Kaituna River and to the south by State Highway 2.

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 4 km northwest of Kairua.

Kairua

Type: Locality
Location: Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.70525° or 37° 42′ 19″ south

Longitude

176.2674° or 176° 16′ 3″ east

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

4VJR77V8+WX

GeoNames ID

6245116

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