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Oceanside Hotel, 1933-1995 (Place)
SummaryThe Oceanside Hotel was built on the corner of Adams Avenue and Marine Parade in 1931 and demolished in 1995.
Site of early Māori pā site named Roro. Now the Oceanside Twin Tower apartment blocks.
Survey map lots 9 and 10 were purchased by Captain Alexander Tovey c. 1907.
By 1925 Walter and Minnie Harcourt Howard were running a tea kiosk on the side of the house, and constructed an additional guest house. Following a fire, all was demolished and a new building built across both lots.
1933 Hotel Mount Maunganui opened, with a restaurant, swimming pool and accommodation.
1953 First liquor licence (James Rix).
Owners have included Bert Taylor (1935), Florence and James Rix (post World War II), Consolidated Hotels of the L.D. Nathan Group (1959).
SourcesNeal, Justine. (2013, October 25). The Oceanside Hotel. Tauranga Historical Society blog.Cunningham, Bruce and Musgrave, Ken. (1989). A history of Mount Maunganui. p. 60.Scott, Robert Craig (Bob). (2022, August). Mount Maunganui: A history of the land and early settlers from 1864.Bay of Plenty Times. (1978, August 25). Hotel has colourful history.Bay of Plenty Times. (1995, January 28). Feature on Oceanside Hotel and Gordon Farrelly. p. 39
Site of early Māori pā site named Roro. Now the Oceanside Twin Tower apartment blocks.
Survey map lots 9 and 10 were purchased by Captain Alexander Tovey c. 1907.
By 1925 Walter and Minnie Harcourt Howard were running a tea kiosk on the side of the house, and constructed an additional guest house. Following a fire, all was demolished and a new building built across both lots.
1933 Hotel Mount Maunganui opened, with a restaurant, swimming pool and accommodation.
1953 First liquor licence (James Rix).
Owners have included Bert Taylor (1935), Florence and James Rix (post World War II), Consolidated Hotels of the L.D. Nathan Group (1959).
SourcesNeal, Justine. (2013, October 25). The Oceanside Hotel. Tauranga Historical Society blog.Cunningham, Bruce and Musgrave, Ken. (1989). A history of Mount Maunganui. p. 60.Scott, Robert Craig (Bob). (2022, August). Mount Maunganui: A history of the land and early settlers from 1864.Bay of Plenty Times. (1978, August 25). Hotel has colourful history.Bay of Plenty Times. (1995, January 28). Feature on Oceanside Hotel and Gordon Farrelly. p. 39Usage
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Date Built1933Date Demolished6 April 1995
Date Demolished6 April 1995Admin
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Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, Oceanside Hotel, 1933-1995 (Place) . Pae Korokī, accessed 08/11/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/118767
