Kairua

Kairua is a rural area of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs along its northern side, and crosses it at the northeast. Baypark Stadium is in the northwest of the area. The East Coast Main Trunk railway runs along the south side of SH 2.

Kairua
Suburb
Coordinates: 37.710°S 176.253°E / -37.710; 176.253
CountryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Local authorityTauranga City Council
Electoral wardArataki General Ward
Area
  Land1,293 ha (3,195 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)
  Total900
Arataki Papamoa
(Rangataua Bay)
Kairua
Welcome Bay Otawa

Kairua railway station opened on 2 September 1928, and closed 28 September 1957. The road between the railway station and Mount Maunganui was sealed in 1948.

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