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The tinyurl.com URL referenced in the section about Tauranga's city status doesn't seem to lead anywhere relevant? Can someone familiar with the topic fix it, (or if not possible, remove it completely) ? -- Chuq 12:30, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Education 2 Image 3 Ninth largest city 4 Modern age

[edit] Education

At present, this section lists only three religious schools. Could someone please list the more prominent secondary schools and technical institutes to give the section some balance.

Thanks Kappa.-gadfium 20:59, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Also, it would be nice to have a photo in the article - the bridge perhaps, or a view of the town from a high place.-gadfium 18:56, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

RE: Education: Hi there I'll start working on it-I live in Tauranga and can get this information/take some photos. Bennyboyz3000 02:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image

The page needs an image. I've found one already on Wikipedia: Image:MountMaunganui_Panorama.jpg I will leave it upto someone else to include it, if its appropriate for this page.--Konstable 11:37, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't think Mount Maunganui is really appropriate as an image for Tauranga. It's a separate place. We have more photos at Mount Mauao by the way.-gadfium 05:16, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ninth largest city

Come on people, Tauranga is the ninth largest city in New Zealand. If we are talking urban area, then let's say urban area, but we are saying city and are referring to the City of Tauranga, and as such it is 9th largest. There is no question of that. Hastings and Napier are classified as an urban conglomeration but are two separate cities. Enzedbrit 02:53, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

There seems to be continued confusion about the size of Tauranga. Tauranga is New Zealand's ninth largest city. This is indisputable. The populated comes ninth. It is, however, the centre of the sixth largest urban area, if one does not consider Napier and Hastings to be a single urban area. Auckland is the largest urban area, and this is a conglomerate of several cities. Auckland City is the largest city. Tauranga City is not the sixth largest city, rather Wellington City is. Enzedbrit 03:07, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Modern age

This section contains references to the Gold Coast, assertions regarding retail earnings, demographics for population growth and colloquial references to wages that are all biased and appear inaccurate. Most of this section should be deleted. I would encourage anyone with credible information on this city to please create a suitable replacement. I have not lived in Tauranga for many years, but do not believe that the article (as it stands) reflects well upon this fine city. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.74.208.32 (talk) 03:53, 17 February 2008 (UTC)