New Zealand - Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty showing housing and road along beach - 1 Oct 1954 - Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation Tauranga - Tauranga was settled by Māori late in the 13th century and by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963. - Tauranga is located around a large harbour that extends along the western Bay of Plenty, and is protected by Matakana Island and the extinct volcano of Mauao (Mount Maunganui). - The Port of Tauranga is New Zealand's largest port in terms of gross export tonnage and efficiency. (wikipedia) Image source: Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty, showing housing and road along beach. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-35974-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23527505 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23527505?search%5Bil%5D%5Batl_free_download%5D=true&search%5Bpage%5D=7&search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=Tauranga