56742
Aerial photographs, 1943-1993 and Photographs, 1970s-1990s
Date1943-2009Reference NumberAms 327Collection SummaryAerials (colour and black and white), colour prints, and negatives, taken for Tauranga City Council for planning purposes.
DescriptionCollection comprises:
Ams 327/1: Aerial photograph of northern end of Te Papa peninsula, November 1993. Colour poster, 62.5 x 50.5 cm. Air Maps Photography. Condition note: pin marks and Blutack residue in corners. hows Harbour Bridge, Waikareao Expressway (Route P) and Railway Bridge. Also takes in: Causeway to Otumoetai and estuary facing streets of Pillans Point ; Cross Road (Sulphur Point) to 4th Avenue area.
Ams 327/2: Aerial photo mosaic of Pāpāmoa Beach, 1943. Black and white, with roads marked, mounted on card. Condition note: card shows stains, tears etc. Shows Domain Road, State Highway 2.
Ams 327/3: Aerial photo mosaic of Pāpāmoa Beach, 28 March 1964. Five prints taped together to form panorama, four others loose. Kaituna River visible in some photographs. Some photographs include Mangatawa area and upper reaches of Rangataua Bay.
Ams 327/4: Aerial black and white photograph of CBD, c. early 1990s, showing Trust Bank, Masonic Hotel (demolished 1993), new library building.
Ams 327/5: Nine colour aerial photos of Tauranga CBD and Mount Maunganui roads, c. 1990s-2000s.
Ams 327/6: Aerial photographs: port area, 11 May 1977; ocean beach, 11 May 1977; speedway/coastal area, 11 May 1977; Tauranga CBD c 1984 (shows Star Hotel newly demolished), Bay of Plenty Times photo; two proof sheets of images, n.d.
Ams 327/7: Three photo wallets of Tauranga District Council photos: 1986 (labelled Murray North), 1990 (labelled Becca [sic] Carter), 1991. Shopping centres, road junctions, etc. Photographs include: Cherrywood shopping centre; Brookfield shopping centre; Greerton Furnishings intersection Chadwick and Greerton Road; Looking up Pacific Avenue towards ocean beach, taken from corner of Mount Drury; Central Parade shopping centre at Mount Maunganui; Papamoa Tavern; Cameron Road/Chadwick Road intersection; Domain Road/Papamoa Beach Road intersection; Puriri trees Cameron Road opposite Wharepai Domain; 11th Avenue intersection; downtown Mount Maunganui, Prince Avenue roundabout; carpark Otumoetai Trust by liquor outlet; assorted photographs of Papamoa area prior to and at beginnings of urban development; Maungatapu marae taken from bridge approach; Greerton industrial area; Welcome Bay or Ohauiti.
Ams 327/8: Three packets of photos, one of negatives (1991). Colour print mounted on blue card of Dive Crescent/Fisherman’s Wharf; three colour prints of The Strand, c. late 1990s-early 2000s; photographs of Pāpāmoa houses, c. 1990s, in envelope marked ‘Pāpāmoa Photies Of Why We Need New Residential Ordinances.’
Ams 327/9: Mounted black and white aerial photo of unidentified road junction, probably Cameron Road/Chadwick Road, with Greerton shops; c 1990s. 27 numbered colour aerials of unidentified rural area, possibly Tauriko, c. 1990s. Five colour aerials of unidentified rural area, possibly Bethlehem, marked A-E, c. 1990s.
Ams 327/10: Folded black and white aerial of part of Matapihi (showing orchards either side of approx. last 2 kms of railway line and first section of railway bridge. Harbour on Mauao side of peninsula), with annotations. Stamped Air Maps (NZ), dated 17 October 1985. Accompanied by note hand-written (calligraphically) by Ray Crafts: ‘Terry [Bibby], I found this when cleaning up part of the office. It’s part of Matapihi. Regards Ray C.’
Ams 327/11: Black and white aerial of Tauranga CBD, with attached letter from Air Maps, dated 10 October 1991. Sent as sample of the firm’s aerial photography.
LevelCollectionLanguageEnglish
DescriptionCollection comprises:Asset Location
RoomClimate controlled room
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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Access ConditionsNo access restrictions anticipated for this collection. To be reviewed upon next access request. AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 327
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Aerial photographs, 1943-1993 and Photographs, 1970s-1990s (1943-2009). Pae Korokī, accessed 05/04/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/56742
