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doesn't float your holiday boat, a few pilseners and some blackened fish tacos just might
(mains $15 to $25).
Latitude 37
BAR
(
www.37.co.nz
;
181 Maunganui Rd; 4pm-1am Mon, noon-1am Tue-Sun; )
A slick, upmarket
bar with stone-faced walls, fold-back windows and flaming torches out the front. A lot of
folk come here to eat (mains $22 to $39…oh, the smoked bourbon mussels!), but it's also
a beaut spot for a cold Heineken after a day in the surf.
Bay City Cinemas
CINEMA
( 07-572 3311;
www.baycitycinemas.co.nz
;
249 Maunganui Rd; tickets adult/child $16/10;
10am-late)
Mainstream offerings.
Information
The reception desk at Beachside Holiday Park doubles as an informal info centre for the
Mount; open 8.30am to 7pm.
Getting There & Around
BUS
InterCity and Naked Bus services visiting Tauranga also stop at Mt Maunganui, with
fares similar to those to/from Tauranga. Buses stop on Salisbury Ave.
CAR
Mt Maunganui is across the harbour bridge from Tauranga, or accessible from the south
via Te Maunga on SH2. For car hire, try
Rite Price Rentals
(
07-575 2726, 0800 250
8am-5pm)
.
251;
www.ritepricerentals.co.nz
; 63 Totara St;
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Papamoa
POP 20,100
Papamoa is a burgeoning 'burb next to Mt Maunganui, separated now by just an empty
paddock or two, destined for subdivision. With big new houses on pristine streets, parts
