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# Tauranga

Tauranga is one of the cities recorded in New Zealand. Residents of Tauranga numbered 161,000 at the end of 2025. Tauranga's unemployment stood at 4% at the end of 2023. Foreign residents numbered 38,487 at the end of 2023.

## Mobility

Tauranga's nearest airport was TRG, 3 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

## Population

At the end of 2023, the city's area measured 141.9 km². The city recorded a population density of 1,133.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were 19.5°C in January and 11.8°C in July.

## Immigration

At the end of 2023, foreign residents accounted for 25.2% of the population.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 38,487 people | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 161,000 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | 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 | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | 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 | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | 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 | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 141.9 km² | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 25.2 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,133 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 3 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 3 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | TRG | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [English Language Partners New Zealand](https://www.tec.govt.nz/assets/Publications-and-others/PELT-Directory-of-Providers.pdf) — 212 Chadwick Road, Tauranga · checked 2026-08-10
- [Tauranga](https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/our-strategies-and-programmes/supporting-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/welcoming-communities/immigration-new-zealand-leads-welcoming-communities/) · checked 2026-08-10

Only exact city-linked records are listed; this is not a complete directory of every language school in the city. Provider-supplied records stay separate from government-verified services.

## Public employment service

- [Work and Income employment service](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Tauranga when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/hospitals-services/eligibility-subsidies/publicly-funded-healthcare)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [New Zealand country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/new-zealand/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Australia: 3,252 (2.1%)
- Pacific Islands: 1,653 (1.1%)
- United Kingdom and Ireland: 10,269 (6.8%)
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland): 2,796 (1.8%)
- North America: 1,587 (1.0%)
- Asia: 11,220 (7.4%)
- Middle East and Africa: 5,664 (3.7%)
- Other: 2,001 (1.3%)
- Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography
- Period: 2023 Census
- Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- European: 120,333 (78.8%)
- Māori: 29,562 (19.3%)
- Pacific Peoples: 5,430 (3.6%)
- Asian: 15,690 (10.3%)
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African: 2,790 (1.8%)
- Other Ethnicity: 1,581 (1.0%)
- Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography
- Period: 2023 Census
- Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- European nfd: 912 (0.6%)
- New Zealand European: 109,701 (71.8%)
- Other European: 12,186 (8.0%)
- Māori: 29,562 (19.3%)
- Pacific Peoples nfd: 108 (0.1%)
- Samoan: 1,956 (1.3%)
- Cook Islands Maori: 1,347 (0.9%)
- Tongan: 984 (0.6%)
- Niuean: 372 (0.2%)
- Tokelauan: 123 (0.1%)
- Fijian: 366 (0.2%)
- Other Pacific Peoples: 663 (0.4%)
- Asian nfd: 336 (0.2%)
- Southeast Asian: 3,141 (2.1%)
- Chinese: 2,406 (1.6%)
- Indian: 7,191 (4.7%)
- Other Asian: 2,721 (1.8%)
- Middle Eastern: 309 (0.2%)
- Latin American: 2,193 (1.4%)
- African: 291 (0.2%)
- Other Ethnicity: 1,581 (1.0%)
- Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography
- Period: 2023 Census
- Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001

## Sources

1. Stats NZ — Official source — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/tauranga-city
2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=176.166670&latitude=-37.686110&format=JSON
3. Stats NZ — Official source — https://services2.arcgis.com/vKb0s8tBIA3bdocZ/arcgis/rest/services/Territorial_Authority_2023/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=false&f=json
4. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
5. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Tauranga, New Zealand: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/tauranga/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_tauranga-new-zealand-jobs-climate_ddb31a8b43b2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tauranga, New Zealand: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/tauranga/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Tauranga, New Zealand: jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/tauranga/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/tauranga/
- Title: Tauranga, New Zealand: jobs, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/tauranga/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/tauranga.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/tauranga.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/nz/tauranga
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json