Living in Mount Maunganui
Mount Maunganui registered an unemployment rate of 4% at the end of 2023.
Higher unemployment than 65% of New Zealand cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of New Zealand cities that publish it.
Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Mount Maunganui?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 35.54 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | One NZ fixed broadband4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 37.06 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | One NZ Endless Plus4Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 1,513 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority7Official · county |
Is Mount Maunganui a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Mount Maunganui?
The unemployment rate is 4 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ8
Mount Maunganui 4.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,971 EUR/month | 30 Jun 2025 | Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4 % | 31 Dec 2023 | Stats NZ8Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Mount Maunganui?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €2,410 |
| Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31 | − €1,513 |
| Internet€36 · official · One NZ fixed broadband · 2026-09-30 | − €36 |
| Mobile plan€37 · official · One NZ Endless Plus · 2026-09-30 | − €37 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €825 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mount Maunganui. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Work and Income employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Mount Maunganui. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Mount Maunganui?
Police recorded about 5,388 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 202611
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,388 incidents per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 202611Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Mount Maunganui's nearest airport was TRG, 3 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mount Maunganui. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
English Language Teaching — Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund — State Language Course
Tertiary Education Commission
For adult migrants, refugees, adult speakers of other languages.
New Zealand settlement services — Newcomer Adaptation
Immigration New Zealand
For migrants, refugees, newcomers.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 19.5°C in January to 11.8°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Mount Maunganui?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.4 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2022 | LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations2Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 26.3 · Feb 26.87 · Mar 25.49 · Apr 24.09 · May 20.95 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 16.83 · Aug 17.67 · Sep 18.97 · Oct 20.3 · Nov 23.98 · Dec 24.16 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · parent municipality |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 11.95 · Feb 12.89 · Mar 11.49 · Apr 9.07 · May 6.77 · Jun 5.45 · Jul 4.89 · Aug 4.37 · Sep 5.92 · Oct 7.11 · Nov 8.44 · Dec 9.32 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 19.49 · Feb 20.07 · Mar 18.9 · Apr 17.01 · May 14.91 · Jun 12.88 · Jul 11.78 · Aug 12.06 · Sep 13.01 · Oct 14.22 · Nov 15.93 · Dec 17.95 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · parent municipality |
Alternatives for people set on Mount Maunganui
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Mount Maunganui from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Mount Maunganui
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 1,496 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mount Maunganui when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Mount Maunganui?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.4 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations.
How safe is Mount Maunganui?
Police recorded about 5,388 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Mount Maunganui?
The unemployment rate is 4 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ.
What is the typical salary around Mount Maunganui?
The median gross salary is 2,971 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.
Is Mount Maunganui a good place to live?
Mount Maunganui may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Mount Maunganui?
Otumoetai, Tauranga, Bethlehem, Ōmokoroa, Te Puke are near Mount Maunganui. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Mount Maunganui, New Zealand: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0fb7fa21d9b06691c7f4ff069d03d8c9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/mount-maunganui/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Coordinate identity evidence services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-06
- LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations lawa.org.nz · checked 2026-10-06
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- One NZ fixed broadband one.nz · checked 2026-09-15
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority Rental bond data · tenancy.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-06
- Stats NZ tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-03
- Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter api.data.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-10-07
- Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent) Tenancy Services (MBIE) · tenancy.govt.nz · checked 2026-09-18
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- Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026 Victimisations Time and Place · public.tableau.com · checked 2026-10-05
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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