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Shallow waters at Athenree

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Shallow waters at Athenree

The settlement of Athenree lies in Tauranga Harbour, on a small promontory. It is close to where State Highway 2 from Auckland first meets the harbour.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Waihī Beach to Bowentown, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5681/shallow-waters-at-athenree (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.