Merivale
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 2,630 residents
- Description: suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Merivale, Tauranga” and “Parkvale”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tauranga Girls’ College and The Historic Village.
Tauranga Girls’ College
School
Tauranga Girls' College is a state single-sex girls secondary school in Tauranga, New Zealand. It offers the NCEA system of qualifications. The school has a roll of 1413 students from years 9 to 13 as of July 2025.
Tauranga Intermediate
School
Tauranga Intermediate is an Intermediate school situated in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the largest in the country, with over 1,300 students in 45 classrooms.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gate Pa and Poike.
Gate Pa
Suburb
Gate Pa or Gate Pā is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is the location of the Battle of Gate Pā in the 1864 Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
Poike
Quarter
Poike or Windermere is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Greerton
Suburb
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.
Merivale
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.7207° or 37° 43′ 15″ southLongitude
176.14599° or 176° 8′ 46″ eastPopulation
2,630Open location code
4VJR74HW+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3790910588OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q96392688
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Merivale” goes by many names.
- French: “Merivale (Tauranga)”
- French: “Merivale”
- Maori: “Tutarawanga”
- Turkish: “Merivale, Tauranga”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parkvale and Sunvale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hosanna Christ Gospel and Esk Street Reserve.
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