MMPhoto: September 2020

Sep 29, 2020

Mural Tauranga

A great new mural downtown Tauranga. Lisa King is the artist.

Sep 28, 2020

The Pacific Apartments The Mount

I just like the stainless steel artwork out front.

Sep 27, 2020

Sep 25, 2020

Tauranga Railway Station

I took the top two pictures in the early 80's

I am fairly sure this was at Sulphur Point Tauranga and not downtown.

Little info is available, however the old photo below from the early 1900's was on the web and looks to be the same place be it an earlier building.

Apparently the station was demolished in 1986

Sep 24, 2020

Sep 22, 2020

Elizabeth Street Tauranga September 2020

Farmers building under construction

Nearby. Tauranga's oldest 'tall' building. Built mid 60's

Elizabeth Heights

The fully rebuilt IRD building. Now also the Bay of Plenty Regional Council location.

Sep 21, 2020

My First 10 Speed

Chimo

I was surprised to find this during my recent project of digitalising my negative collection.

When Robyn went back to work in 1979 after having our first kid she brought me this bike with her first wage packet.

Little did she know what she started and that it would last for the next 40 plus years and onward.

Sure it was a heavy beast, made in Japan (we think) and everything was steel that rusted. But it got me riding.

Sep 20, 2020

Santa

A dive club Christmas doo way back at the Mount.

You have to love the meter board, Santa with murder in his eyes and young Paul wide eyed with it all.

Funny...

Sep 18, 2020

Burger Bar

Early 80's. Main road the Mount.

We loved these original burger bars. The best place to go after the pub or a late night party.

Loner

Hewlett's Road Mt Maunganui early 80's. Locals will appreciate the difference between then and now!

Sep 16, 2020

Nana Di

From the family perspective this is an unusual photo.

Robyn's mum, Di, with Paul.

Di was not one to be in the spotlight and lived a fairly reclusive life in her later days.

A little old school in some respects and was somewhat taken back when Robyn introduced me and she learnt about my earlier life. But as years went on we got on well and I respected and liked her a lot.

Sep 15, 2020

Solar Power

In 20 years time power poles will be a forgotten part of history. Not too soon in my view.

One Hundred and Five Years. The Mount

Ocean Beach Side Mt Maunganui

I have a fascination for the Mount and have watched and been part of its growth over the past 50 years or more. Here is a reminder of that progress.

Circa 1915-20

1960

I took this in 1983. Locals will notice the Oceanside Hotel, Marine land and the Sound Shell

I took the next few pictures on Sunday

Sep 13, 2020

Back Then

Me, mum, Lyn

Must be 68 years ago. Taken in Nelson before we came to Tauranga

This is Beach Rd Otumoetai Tauranga. I was 6 or so, second from the left. 1956 with our neighbours kids. We had fun on the beach. Amazing that we walk past this beach almost daily as this only half a K from where we live now.

Tauranga This Morning

Grey Street. Looking very tropical

Spring Street and the old Trust Power building starting deconstruction.

Sep 10, 2020

Circa 1983

My company car. Robyn taking a lunch break out of the boot!

Meanwhile her son is in the car starving😅

Old ketch and fisher people Tauranga harbour

Hewlett's Road Mt Maunganui well before the harbour bridge was opened. This load looks very 1980's

Sep 9, 2020

Surf Comps Mt Maunganui Main Beach

Later 70's or early 80's

Sep 8, 2020

Jay's School Photo

Proud Matua Primary Kid

Year one.

Sep 7, 2020

Mk1 Ford Consul 1954

Long abandoned and well used by the looks.

Great Barrier Island!

Sweden Covid

They have taken the herd immunity approach.

Maybe its working. Yes, they have has 85,000 cases and 5800 deaths but it looks like it is slowly going away without any lockdowns. Question is, if it is working, was it worth it? Their population is just over double NZ and our death rate is 24 so far.