Iconic Mount Maunganui surfer statue reinstated
21 Dec, 2020 07:52 PM
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Bay of Plenty Times
The much-loved Mountie the Surfer bronze statue has been reinstated in the popular visitor destination.
Mountie will be prominently displayed in Mount Maunganui s central urban space, Te Papa o Ngā Manu Porotakataka, next to the Visitor Information Centre (satellite i-Site).
Finding Mountie s home in the park has been part of the placemaking collaboration between the Tauranga City Council, Tourism Bay of Plenty and Mount Mainstreet (Mount Maunganui Business Association).
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Mountie the statue with Mount Maunganui mainstreet manager Leanne Brown in 2009. Photo / File
The statue will be displayed in the park in addition to the artificial grass the Tauranga City Council recently installed.