Memorial Park — Attraction in North Island

It's a great Park as it caters for everyone, including our 4 legged best friend. Off leash area for 🐕 is along harbour front, which stretches along for km's.. One of the main attractions for renting an apartment opposite for my very elderly best mate. There is a children's play area designated not for dog's which is fair enough as they have plenty of free area to swim and roam. A fountain to play under, laned outdoor swimming enclosure, rowing club, and so much more. But the best of the best is that there are numerous car parks which include maybe 6 or more double disability parks (I will count them next time)when I have wheeled out of mine. Doggie do bag's to pick up after your pooch. Disappointed thou that no water bowls attached to poles for your best mate to have a drink.😯Seen metal bowls attached under water taps that you can flip over to clean water, so a suggestion for here. There may be a harbour but not everyone wants there mate to drink that water or may not want a "wet dog" (aah come on😕no fun there). For my first 3 weeks in Tauranga, I am impressed. Next report, outdoor pool, from an enquiry told too old to be wheelchair accessible, come on, am I "too old" to still be in a wheelchair.... Congrats Tauranga so far I am pretty impressed and others will be too. Updated Google Review Of Memorial Park. Sitting in my car at present, about to get wheelchair out and venture out. I was lucky enough to get a disability car park, rowing club end of park. School holidays and rain stopped, sun shining and lots of families venturing out. Low tide so too far out for "my boy" to swim. Of course if you can walk through the mud to the water you will be fine, but not wheelchair friendly, except for my 6 wheeler all terrain chair, which I can't transfer into on own now, so sadly not used as much as I would like. Going to post some photos and a video I took yesterday here at the park. They tell...

If your not from around Tauranga, the kids are bashing your brains against the car door, or you just need to take a break.. Stop! Take a break and stop in at the Memorial Park! Taurangas best park by far. With a range of activities and playgrouds for kids all sizes. Free bbqs, playground, car parks and walking tracks that are well spaced and even wheel chair friendly. A good number of attractions can be found here, from mini putt, swimming activities, outdoor basketball, the light up fountain, monuments, an indoor sports center you can hire equipment and play sports. Big field areas to kick or throw a ball or a frisbee, big enough to have a picnic or partake in your hobbies without much disturbance from others. (Ride on trains on Sunday mornings!) Not to forget mentioning the war memorial for our brave and fearless soldier's and comrades lost in battle. There's to many things to list....

Went to the two day kapahaka event at the QE2 and must say the set up for the event was the best I had seen in the venue, big ups to the Mataatua Kapahaka Committee. The friday secondaries was hugely successful and great to see the Wharekura o Mauao qualify for nats. My fav though was the whakangahau day of entertainment on the saturday that started with the Nga Pakeke o Tauranga Moana (the oldies) then te Paringa Tai o Matakana with Tutara Kauika our Tauranga teams opening the show with 4 generations of whanau performers entertaing the crowds. This set the tone for the day and was an excellent programme that was open on a koha basis. Some just gave gold coin but my wife n I emptied our pockets was awesome Lucky for us there was eftpos at the...