The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga is one of New Zealand's oldest heritage sites. As a place of early contact between Māori and Pākehā, this historic site remains at the centre of Tauranga’s history and identity today. Encompassing category one listed heritag...

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This is a beautiful, established garden… so established most of the trees were planted in the 1830s by missionary Alfred Brown. And yup, as the name suggests these gardens are the grounds for the historical Elms Mission. Have a stroll around the English-style garden and then check out the mission building.