Tauranga Subtropical climate , annual average temperature 16 ° C, fertile soil, rich kiwifruit , known as the capital of kiwifruit in the world. Tauranga is New Zealand One of the areas with rapid development, it is an important commercial, leisure, vacation and industrial center in the Bay of Plenty. Agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture and dairy processing are the main industries of the city. Here, the soil is fertile, the climate is pleasant, and the industry based on natural resources is developing rapidly. There are a lot of goods for export, such as kiwi fruit, Nash (Asian pear), persimmon, citrus, corn, potato, lily, venison and wool products. Tauranga Port is also the base of export fishing fleet. Based on these favorable conditions, Tauranga is also a base for exporting food, subtropical fruits, fish, meat and dairy products. Tauranga's manufacturing industry has developed rapidly from international manufacturers to handicraft processing plants. Among them are chemicals, plastics, metals, furniture, food processing, electronics and clothing, and new manufacturing industries are constantly emerging.
Tauranga has excellent high schools and secondary vocational schools, and Waikato University has a campus in Tauranga [3] 。
Thanks to the influence of the subtropical climate, Tauranga has natural beaches, mountains covered with green trees and the lifestyle people dream of. Tauranga provides a friendly atmosphere for local residents and tourists.
Water sports are the most popular leisure activities in the region. There are many opportunities for sailing, fishing (river, dock, beach or deep sea), swimming, surfing, water skiing, riding a hovercraft or taking a leisurely walk on the beach.
Tauranga has five golf courses, often holding horse racing and a variety of group sports. The region has two award-winning wineries, a popular brewery and high-end hotels.
Standing on the beautiful island, stepping on the white sand beach and the gentle waves of the Pacific Ocean, you can easily see why this is a historic resort.
With convenient transportation and good roads, Tauranga is the hub of road transportation in New Zealand, providing services for two-thirds of the population. Railway transportation provides high-quality services for bulk goods and passengers in the region. Tauranga Airport is located in the urban area and has access to Wellington And the largest city Auckland The route of. Tauranga Port is located in Prentie Bay on the east coast of New Zealand. It can handle 600 million tons of export goods and more than 1000 cargo ships entering and leaving the port every year. It is the port with the largest throughput in New Zealand and the largest container export port in New Zealand. The port has a direct access to the Pacific Ocean, and ships can enter the Pacific Ocean within one hour after leaving the port. As the regular large container ship Maerska has opened its service, Tauranga Port can provide flexible, reliable and high-quality services for the transportation of major markets in Asia, Europe and North America. Tauranga Port has opened routes to South Africa, Indian subcontinent, China, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Yantai City The sister city agreement was officially signed with Tauranga on September 18, 1986. Since the establishment of the two cities, the relationship has developed smoothly. The two sides have carried out a series of exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, education, technology, economy and trade. The focus of cooperation between the two sides is mainly on aquatic products and animal husbandry. Yantai aquatic research delegation has visited Tauranga City for many times. The basis for cooperation between the two sides in the field of aquaculture has been established. Tauranga has sent animal husbandry experts to Yantai for many times to teach technology, and donated technical data and animal husbandry equipment.
In addition to maintaining a regular exchange of visits mechanism, the two municipal governments purchased a certain amount of granite from Yantai in 1994 when Clark, Mayor of Tauranga, visited Yantai for the urban reconstruction of Pottery.
The development of friendly relations between the two cities has also promoted high-level friendly exchanges between the two governments. In November 1997, a delegation of the Yantai government visited Tauranga Wellington Met with the delegation. In February 1998, Yantai invited the then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Treasury of New Zealand through Mr. Popp, Mayor of Tauranga Winston Peters Lai Yan made an interview. This is the highest standard foreign delegation that Yantai has invited. Peters' visit was highly valued by the central leadership and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Li Ruihuan The President met with Peters and his delegation in Beijing and the Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council Liu Huaqiu The delegation was feted. Since 1998, Yantai Foreign Affairs Office has sent research personnel to Tauranga City to work and study in the government of Tauranga City. We also tried to send 4 self funded overseas students to Tauranga, and achieved good economic and social benefits. So far, Yantai has sent a total of 10 trainees to study in New Zealand, involving aquatic products, urban construction, horticulture, sports and other fields.
Tao City has sent delegations to participate in the International Exposition held in Yantai for many times, including representatives of the business sector in addition to government departments, and has achieved good results. Among them, a Taoshi enterprise has set up an office in Yantai to engage in animal husbandry trade.
A variety of exchange and learning activities have been carried out between students in Tauranga and students in Yantai, which has greatly promoted exchanges in the field of culture and education between the two cities. Among them, the Yantai Youth Art Troupe went to New Zealand to visit and perform at the invitation of the city of Tao in 1999, which has achieved success and has been welcomed by all walks of life. Yantai Zhifu Experimental Middle School has established sister schools with Taolangjia Mengnuyishan Middle School and Tahatai Haibin Primary School respectively.
In 2002, in order to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the friendship between the two cities, Yantai presented Tao City with a musical instrument produced by Longfeng Piano Factory, the deputy director of Yantai National People's Congress Jiang Shuzhen The Yantai Sister City Delegation headed by the delegation visited Tauranga and attended the unveiling ceremony of Yantai presenting piano to the Tao Municipal Government. Nearly 200 local representatives from all walks of life attended the ceremony, and then held a piano concert. In April 2005, a delegation from Tauranga Municipal Government visited Yantai. The two sides signed a memorandum of friendship and cooperation, and reached an agreement on further expanding cooperation areas.
In September 2005, Tauranga sent a delegation to participate in the Jinan Tourism Conference of Sister Cities in Shandong Province; In October 2006, a delegation from Tauranga Municipal Government attended the Asia Europe Tourism Conference hosted by Yantai.
