New Zealand - Tauranga - Bay of Plenty Region - 12 Nov 1959 - Whites Aviation Photo 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, Bay of Plenty Region. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-51757. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/32972276 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/32972276