Bethlehem, New Zealand

Judea is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2, east of Bethlehem. The suburb was established as a European fortified settlement in 1864, as part of an offensive against local Māori during the New Zealand Wars. India Rebout, later as the Judea Redoubt and Huria Redoubt, was one of three fortified European forts in Tauranga.The local Huria Marae and Tamatea Pokaiwhenua meeting house is a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Ranginui hapū of Ngāi Tamarawaho.

Brookfield is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Bellevue has an athletics club which takes part in national championships.A woman fired a gun in the suburb in March 2019, sparking a lockdown of local schools.Two girls were held hostage by their father in their Bellevue home in November 2019, before Police shot the father.

Otumoetai College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Tauranga, New Zealand. The school opened in February 1965 with 206 students from years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) to serve the western suburbs of Tauranga. Otumoetai is claimed to stand for "peaceful waters" implied by the peaceful surroundings and estuary within the Otumoetai area.In February 2023, Otumoetai College had a roll of 1921 students, making it the largest school in the Bay of Plenty Region.

The Wairoa River runs north into Tauranga Harbour at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island.

Ōtūmoetai School (More commonly known as Ōtūmoetai Primary School) is a school in the city of Tauranga, in northern New Zealand. The school was opened in 1895, and was the first to open in the area. The current principal is Zara McIndoe (2019- ) and the school had 513 students in 2007.

Gate Pa or Gate Pā is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is the location of the Battle of Gate Pā in the 1864 Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars.

Ōtūmoetai Intermediate is a co-ed Intermediate school situated in Tauranga, New Zealand. The school roll is 932 as of April 2023.Ōtūmoetai Intermediate offers many technology classes, taken twice a week by the students. The tech classes are visual art, dance and drama, music, food, wood work, and ICT.

Tauranga Girls' College is a state single-sex girls secondary school in Tauranga, New Zealand. It offers the NCEA system of qualifications. The school has a roll of 1096 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of February 2023. The current principal is Ms Tara Kanji. Tauranga Girls' has many extracurricular activities, the largest of which is the drama production, which is produced with Tauranga Boys' College. It was created due to the population increase and small area of Tauranga College, which became the site for Tauranga Boys College.

Greerton is a major suburb of Tauranga, the largest city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer, commander of the British forces during the Battle of Gate Pā.

Merivale or Parkvale (Māori: Tutarawanga) is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The suburb was established after World War II, when six family farms, including the Merrivale Estate, were purchased by developers and subdivided.Local residents and organisations refer to the area as Merivale. However, some maps refer to the area as Parkvale, and New Zealand Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand dispatchers often follow these maps. The agencies officially recognise both names.

Matua is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.