TAURANGA AND ITS Unique Attractions

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXV, Issue 12304, 19 April 1937, Page 4

TAURANGA AND ITS Unique Attractions

Necessity for making more widely known the Definite Attractions that Tauranga has for the Tourist.

THE HOME OF WINTER SUNSHINE

The 1937 Deep-Sea Fishing Season, so far as Tauranga and Mayor Island are concerned, can he said to be over. With the approach of colder weather the big denizens of the deep find warmer waters in which to forage, and so the short season of three months ends almost automatically, and regularly, at the end of March. The season for deep-sea fishing having ended, it is desirable that attention should be immediately directed to the position for next season. While it is true we have a Deep Sea Fishing Club, and many local residents enthusiastically interested In the sport, there yet seems something wanting to make the most of the wonderful asset we have. But we will deal with that later in another way. At the moment we desire to draw attention the many attractions that Tauranga has to offer to the tourist and the holiday-maker. Mayor Island with its deep-sea fishing is naturally important, but when all is said and done only the comparative few are able to indulge in this sport. There are many others who come here for rest and quiet, for change and recreation, and rarely does anyone depart disappointed. Although we claim much for our .sunshine record and delightful weather generally, it is nevertheless true (hat it is impossible to guarantee it on all occasions—and so at times our visitors are disappointed. However the fact remains that our sunshine record is an enviable one especially during the winter months, and as this fact becomes more widely known so will our migratory population for the winter i grow. For those who visit us in the winter there is no great attraction we can provide beyond golf and winter bowling. The seaside, except on the brightest of days, has then lost much of its glamour, and only the hardiest will venture bathing, but naturally those who come to spend the winter are well satisfied if the season is kind

and provides a more genial climate than that to which they have been accustomed. But the seasons quickly pass and sooner than we like to realise will come the summer again with all its glamour and delight, and it is for that season of the year that the Borough Council and all other organizations in anyway concerned in the' progress of the town and the development ol its attractions, must plan. One good start has been made, and that is with the development of Jordan Park as a camping area. While it will be some years before the necessary shade will grow to

make this spot the ideal camping ground, yet it is possible to grow some quick shade, with more permanent trees following on, and so make it a very attractive spot for camping. But the one great thing that must strike every resident in the town is the transformation that has been worked on the Strand since Mr C. Cameron took charge of the Borough’s gardening activities. Visitors are naturally struck with the beauty of the waterfront area, and undoubtedly Mr Cameron and his assistants have done wonderful work, and they should derive infinite satisfaction from the knowledge that it is a joy and delight to all who behold it. Many improvements on the Strand and elsewhere are planned, and some are in progress, and if the good work of the past year is continued Tauranga at no distant date will have one more attraction to add to the many it already possesses, and that will be the distinction of being about the best kept prettiest town in the Dominion. In many directions already it is a town apart, a most desirable place of residence, with genial climate and unique natural attractions. Far-sightedness, energy and enthusiasm will place it beyond compare, a town which never fails to delight, be the stay short or long.