# Tauranga (NZ TRG)

**UN/LOCODE:** NZ TRG  
**Country:** New Zealand  
**Water Body:** South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** -37.6333, 176.1667

Export logs — some 5.5 million tonnes a year — along with dairy, kiwifruit, forestry products, oil products and fertiliser make up the cargo base of Tauranga, New Zealand's largest port by both total volume and container throughput. Located on the Bay of Plenty by Mount Maunganui on the North Island, it moves more than 1.2 million TEU annually, with capacity above 1.4 million TEU, so its "small" classification understates its real role. Nine ship-to-shore cranes and 53 straddle carriers work the quayline for rapid turnaround. A defining feature is MetroPort, the port's inland operation in south Auckland, which lets import containers move by rail to the country's largest metropolitan market. That rail link effectively makes Tauranga the seaport for the Auckland economy. Alongside boxes it also handles general and bulk cargo. For forwarders it is the primary node for New Zealand trade across the South Pacific. Auckland and Lyttelton (Christchurch) provide complementary container options.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Auckland → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-shanghai)
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- [Auckland → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-tokyo)
- [Auckland → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-busan)

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