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Soundshell - Mount Maunganui (Place)
SummaryOpened on the oceanside of Hopukiore (Mount Drury) in 1964 and demolished in 1999. Events over the years included Tauranga Jazz Festivals, talent and beauty shows, concerts.
Former marae site of Ngāti Tauaiti.
Origin: a project of the Mount 5,000 Club. Created 10 years after the Tauranga Soundshell to provide an outdoor entertainment venue for Mount Maunganui.
Construction of the Soundshell (facing Hopukiore) and terraced seating (facing the ocean) was completed in 1964.
End: 1998 report identified the structure as an earthquake risk. In 1999 Tauranga District Council voted to remove the Soundshell and fences to 'open up the area for better use by the community'.
Demolition in 1999.
Former marae site of Ngāti Tauaiti.
Origin: a project of the Mount 5,000 Club. Created 10 years after the Tauranga Soundshell to provide an outdoor entertainment venue for Mount Maunganui.
Construction of the Soundshell (facing Hopukiore) and terraced seating (facing the ocean) was completed in 1964.
End: 1998 report identified the structure as an earthquake risk. In 1999 Tauranga District Council voted to remove the Soundshell and fences to 'open up the area for better use by the community'.
Demolition in 1999.
Photographs
Mount News / Bay of Plenty Times, 1961.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-151
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Date Built1964Date Demolished1999
Date Demolished1999Relates To
Start here:Hopukiore, Mount Drury (Place)
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