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Wild City Trail
Wed
22 Jul
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Wed
16 Dec
2026
Calling all explorers!
Are you ready for an adventure?
Nine local animals are hiding around Grey Street and they’re waiting for you to find them all! Grab a pencil, print the activity sheet and set off on a fun family trail through the city centre.
Can you spot a fluttering piwakawaka (fantail) or maybe a tiny pāpā (gecko) hiding nearby? Keep searching for all nine creatures:
- Pāpā (gecko)
- Pūtangitangi (paradise shelduck)
- Pepe (pūriri moth)
- Piwakawaka (fantail)
- Kārearea (NZ falcon)
- Katipō spider
- Tāmure (snapper) Tipa (scallop)
- Pāpaka (estuary crab)
Look carefully on both sides of Grey Street, including the city centre car park buildings.
Check the seats, planters and shop windows - you never know where an animal might be hiding! Did you know every animal on the trail can be found in the wild around Tauranga?
Once you've finished the trail, see if you can spot them again in nature.
NOTE: This is an ongoing trail, available any day and through the school holiday!
You can pick up activity sheets from Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library, He Puna Manawa
Wild City Trail poster (3.4mb pdf) Wild City Trail activity sheet - pūriri moth (183kb pdf) Wild City Trail activity sheet - piwakawaka (187kb pdf) Wild City Trail activity sheet - gecko (186kb pdf)
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August 19, 2026
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August 26, 2026
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September 2, 2026
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September 9, 2026
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September 16, 2026
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September 23, 2026
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September 30, 2026
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October 7, 2026
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October 14, 2026
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October 21, 2026
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October 28, 2026
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November 4, 2026
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November 11, 2026
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November 18, 2026
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November 25, 2026
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December 2, 2026
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December 9, 2026
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December 16, 2026
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Exhibition
Tauranga Society of Artists Invites the Community to Celebrate Original Art in October. The Tauranga Society of Artists Original Art Expo & Jensen Supreme Art Award returns from Thursday 1st October to Sunday 4th October 2026. From seasoned collectors to those searching for their first original artwork - all visitors are welcome to experience one of the Bay of Plenty's largest annual art events. Held at Tauranga Boys' College Gymnasium, the four-day exhibition will feature more than 500 original artworks created by members of the Tauranga Society of Artists, showcasing an exciting mix of painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media and more.
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