Te Puna Waitapu

Te Puna Waitapu is a spring in Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty. Te Puna Waitapu is situated near the building J. C. Adams Cottage, as well as near the pier Stone Jetty / Boulder Wharf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Maunganui and J. C. Adams Cottage.

Mount Maunganui

Volcano

Photo: AlexanderKlink, CC BY 3.0.

Mount Maunganui, or Mauao, known colloquially as The Mount, is a 232 metre lava dome at the end of a tombolo in the Tauranga suburb of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand, beside the eastern entrance to the city's harbour.

J. C. Adams Cottage

Building

Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.

J. C. Adams Cottage is a building, which is situated 150 metres east of Te Puna Waitapu.

Capri on Pilot Bay

Hotel

Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Capri on Pilot Bay is a hotel, which is situated 230 metres east of Te Puna Waitapu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Maunganui and Omanu.

Mount Maunganui

Suburb

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Maunganui is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Tauranga located on a peninsula to the north-east of Tauranga's city centre.

Omanu

Suburb

Omanu is a beach and suburb in Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The long, sandy beach is accessible via several public walkways through the dunes. Omanu is situated 5 km southeast of Te Puna Waitapu.

Otūmoetai

Suburb

Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otūmoetai is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The Otūmoetai peninsula includes both the Otūmoetai suburb, and the neighbouring suburbs of Matua and Bellevue. Otūmoetai is situated 5 km southwest of Te Puna Waitapu.

Te Puna Waitapu

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.63301° or 37° 37′ 59″ south

Longitude

176.1747° or 176° 10′ 29″ east

Open location code

4VJR958F+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11658190867

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stone Jetty / Boulder Wharf and Te Uru Karaka.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 22/01/2026 Landslip and Adams Avenue - Hot Pools.

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