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Ocean BeachesOnemana Beach Day Trip fromSwimming, Surf and Water QualityEscape to Onemana, a quiet patrolled Coromandel surf beach between Whangamatā and Pāuanui, with excellent water quality and punchy waves for surfers.Secondary SchoolsTauranga Boys' CollegeZone, NCEA Results & School FactsTauranga Boys’ College is a state, boys’ secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 664 Cameron Road, Tauranga. It opened in 1958 and had 2,258 students on its roll at 1 September 2026. Its home zone includes 19 suburbs in full and parts of 3 more, among them Lower Kaimai, Minden, Oropi, Ōmanawa, Ohauiti …Harbour BeachesŌmokoroa BeachHarbour Swimming, Water Quality and the DomainHead to Ōmokoroa Domain for gentle harbour swimming, pōhutukawa shade and a playground, with excellent water quality and easy walks around the peninsula.Secondary SchoolsPapamoa CollegeZone, NCEA Results & School FactsPapamoa College is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at 151 Doncaster Road, Papamoa, Tauranga. It opened in 2011 and had 1,883 students on its roll at 1 September 2026. Its home zone includes parts of Rural Pāpāmoa, Pāpāmoa Beach, Kairua and Waitao; the zone map below shows the full boundary. …Local AdviceWhat Does a Mobile Mechanic Cost in Tauranga?Real published rates from a Tauranga mobile mechanic, plus the two details most people misread before they book...Secondary SchoolsAquinas CollegeZone, NCEA Results & School FactsAquinas College is a state-integrated, co-educational secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at 183 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga. It opened in 2003 and had 833 students on its roll at 1 September 2026. It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes a Catholic special character that runs …Secondary SchoolsMount Maunganui CollegeZone, NCEA Results & School FactsMount Maunganui College is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 565 Maunganui Road in Mount Maunganui. It opened in 1959 and had 1,705 students on its roll at 1 September 2026. The college has had a home zone since 2022, covering all of Mount Maunganui and Matapihi and parts of …Ocean BeachesWhiritoa BeachSwimming, Surfing and the Lagoon on a Day Trip from TaurangaA small Coromandel surf beach with a steep, powerful shore break, summer lifeguards, a lagoon and a bush walk to the blowhole.Ocean BeachesWhangamatā BeachSwimming, Surfing and the Famous Bar on a Day Trip from TaurangaA long Coromandel surf beach with summer lifeguard patrols, Excellent water quality and one of New Zealand’s best-known surf breaks, the Whangamatā Bar.Local AdviceDraughty Windows and Doors in TaurangaWhen Weather Seals Need ReplacingA cold breeze across the lounge with every window shut, a ranch slider that whistles in a southerly, or water pooling in a window track after rain: all of them usually come back to the same small part. Weather seals are the strips of rubber, brush and foam that close the gaps around windows and …Local AdviceWindow Security Stays in TaurangaRestrictors for Safety, Security and Fresh AirOn a warm Tauranga night it is tempting to leave every window open. The catch is that an open window is also an easy way in, and an upstairs window opened wide is a fall risk for small children. Window security stays, also called restrictor stays, are the small piece of hardware that lets you …Local AdviceSticking Ranch Slider in Tauranga? Sliding Door Rollers, Tracks and When to Call a RepairerFew things in a house get used as often as the ranch slider. It goes back and forth dozens of times a day in summer, it carries a heavy pane of glass, and it sits right where sand, grit and weather gather. So it is no surprise that a sliding door which once glided starts …