Rotorua & the Bay of Plenty - New Zealand - page 522

Sights

Tauranga Art Gallery GALLERY
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( 07-578 7933; www.artgallery.org.nz ; cnr Wharf & Willow Sts; 10am-4.30pm) The
Tauranga Art Gallery presents historic and contemporary art, and houses a permanent col-
lection along with frequently changing local and visiting exhibitions. The building itself is
a former bank, although you'd hardly know it − it's an altogether excellent space with no
obvious compromise (cue applause). Touring the ground-floor and mezzanine galleries
will take an hour or so.

Elms Mission House HISTORIC BUILDING
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( www.theelms.org.nz ; 15 Mission St; house adult/child $5/50c, gardens free; house 2-4pm Wed,
Sat & Sun, gardens 9am-5pm daily) Built in 1847, Elms Mission House is the oldest building
in the Bay of Plenty. Furnished in period style, it sits among other well-preserved mission
buildings in leafy gardens. The spooky Mission Cemetery OFFLINE MAP
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(cnr Marsh St & Dive Cres; 24hr) lies not far away − a shady tangle of trees

and headstones.

Classic Flyers NZ MUSEUM
( 07-572 4000; www.classicflyersnz.com ; 8 Jean Batten Dr; adult/child/family $10/5/25;
10am-4pm) Out near the airport, Classic Flyers NZ is an interesting aviation museum (bi-
planes, retired US Airforce jets, helicopters etc) with a buzzy on-site cafe.

Monmouth Redoubt ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, PARK
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(Monmouth St; 24hr) Shaded by huge pohutukawa trees, spooky Monmouth Re-
doubt was a fortified site during the Maori Wars. Next door is Robbins Park
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across to Mt Maunganui. At the foot of the Redoubt on the end of the Strand is Te Awa
nui Waka , a replica Maori canoe, on display in an open-sided building.

Minden Lookout LOOKOUT