New Zealand - Port of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty Region - 3 Apr 1959 - Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation Mount Maunganui - Mount Maunganui was initially known colloquially as 'Maunganui' until 1907, when the name was rejected during the application process to name the area when the first subdivision of land was carried out; it was dismissed as being too similar to other towns' names. - Mount Maunganui is located atop a sand bar that connects Mauao to the mainland, a geographical formation known as a tombolo. - The ocean beach has Mauao or Mount Maunganui at its western end, and a man made land bridge connecting Moturiki Island at its eastern end. - Adjacent to Mount Maunganui on its south-eastern edge is Papamoa Beach, another very large suburb of Tauranga. (Reference: Wikipedia) Image source: Port of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty Region. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-49888. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/32369843 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/32369843