Surfboard or beach gear pose

Bay of Plenty plate

Order a Bay of Plenty classic (fresh snapper, mussels, an avocado-and-feta brunch, kiwifruit pavlova) and take a group photo with everyone taking the first bite at the same time.

Checkpoint: Mount Maunganui base

Navigate to the base of Mount Maunganui (Mauao) at the northern tip of the peninsula and check in at the start of the base track.

Checkpoint: Tauranga Harbour Bridge

Walk or drive onto the Tauranga Harbour Bridge approach and check in by the lookout.

Checkpoint: The Strand

Cross the harbour bridge to Tauranga and check in on The Strand along the waterfront.

Harbour bridge backdrop

The Tauranga Harbour Bridge connects the city to Mount Maunganui. Find a viewpoint where the bridge stretches behind you and take a group photo with the team in front, water on both sides.

Kiwifruit nod

Tauranga is the country's kiwifruit capital, with most NZ kiwifruit grown in the Bay of Plenty. Find a kiwifruit (a Zespri sticker, a roadside orchard sign, a fruit shop display) and take a group photo with the team holding kiwifruits up in a toast.

Local Tauranga tip

Convince a local Tauranga resident to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

Main Beach barefoot pose

Mount Main Beach is one of New Zealand's most famous swimming beaches. Walk barefoot to the water's edge and take a group photo with the team posed in the surf, Mauao behind everyone.

Mount summit shot

Mauao stands 232 metres at the northern tip of the peninsula. Climb the summit track (45 minutes up) and take a group photo at the trig with Main Beach and the Bay of Plenty stretching out behind.

Pilot Bay calm-water shot

On the harbour side of the peninsula, Pilot Bay is the calm-water alternative to Main Beach. Find the shore, take a group photo with the team posed on the sand with the harbour and the kiwifruit-growing hills behind.

Salt Hot Pools nod

The Mount Salt Hot Pools at the base of Mauao are filled with naturally heated saltwater. Find the entrance or the pools courtyard and take a group photo with the team posed at the gate. Slip in for a soak if time allows.

Sunset over the bay

The Bay of Plenty has stunning sunrises and sunsets depending which side of the peninsula you are on. Time the team for a colour-filled sky, take a group photo with silhouettes against the warm light.

Tauranga finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Tauranga spot (Main Beach at golden hour, The Strand at dusk, the harbour at sunset) and take an amazing closing group photo. Kia ora from the Bay of Plenty!

Tauranga kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a classic Bay of Plenty backdrop (Mount Maunganui, a surfboard, a kiwifruit) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.

Tauranga waterfront flat white

The Strand has Tauranga's densest concentration of brunch spots. Order a flat white (or kiwifruit smoothie) and take a group photo with everyone holding their cup up in a toast.

The Strand waterfront pose

The Strand is Tauranga's waterfront strip of cafes, bars and harbour views. Find a vantage point on the boardwalk and take a group photo with the harbour, the Mount across the bay and the team in the foreground.

Trivia: Bay of Plenty named

The Bay of Plenty was named by a European explorer who noted the abundance of food in the bay. Which explorer (last name)?

Trivia: Kiwifruit name

The kiwifruit was originally known by another name, after a Chinese fruit, before NZ growers rebranded it in the 1950s-60s. What was the older name (two words)?

Trivia: Mount Maunganui height

Mauao / Mount Maunganui stands what height in metres at its summit (within 10)?