Tauriko
Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tauriko is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
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Tauriko | |
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Coordinates: 37.741°S 176.096°E / -37.741; 176.096 | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Tauranga |
Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
Electoral ward | Tauriko General Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 839 ha (2,073 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 380 |
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According to Place Names of New Zealand by A. W. Reed and Peter Dowling, "Tauriko" is not a Māori name—the suburb was originally named Taurico after the Tauranga Rimu Company, with the spelling apparently altered to give the semblance of a Māori name.[2]