Tauranga Crossing is a shopping centre at 2 Taurikura Drive in Tauriko, Tauranga, bringing retail, dining and entertainment together in one destination. The store directory spans more than twenty categories — fashion for men, women and kids, footwear, jewellery, sport, electronics and phones, grocery, gifts and homewares, books and stationery, banks, services and more — anchored by the Farmers department store. Newer additions to the line-up include JB Hi-Fi, Johnny Bigg and Lorna Jane, while Kathmandu and Platypus are among the centre's most-searched stores.
Food is a genuine drawcard here, organised across three precincts: The Garden Eateries, The Millyard and The Observatory. The eating day starts early with Hollywood Bakery opening at 6.30am, followed by sushi at Hello Sushi and Hello Sushi / Hello Donburi, ramen at IPPIN Ramen, Indian at Grace of India, Asian dishes at Happy Valley, grilled plates at Kiwi Grill, burgers at Better Burger, cakes and decorated macarons at 232 Cakery, and KFC.
Entertainment comes courtesy of an on-site Event Cinemas showing the latest releases. The centre trades to the rhythm of 'shop till 6pm, eat until 7pm', so dinner outlasts the shops. Visitors will find a Getting Here guide, centre map, services, accessibility information, offers and gift cards, and can reach the team on 07 777 0125 or [email protected].
Tauranga Crossing sits at 2 Taurikura Drive in Tauriko, on Tauranga's western edge, and has grown into one of the Bay of Plenty's most complete shopping and lifestyle destinations. The centre brings together a wide retail line-up, three distinct dining precincts and an on-site cinema, so a single visit can cover the errands, a new outfit, a haircut, the latest blockbuster and dinner — all without moving the car.
The store directory reads like a full day's to-do list. More than twenty retail categories sit under one roof, spanning banks, books and stationery, electronics and phones, footwear, gaming and entertainment, gifts and homewares, grocery, jewellery, services, sport, travel and variety stores. Fashion is strongly represented across men's, women's, kids' and combined retailers, with accessories and hair, health and beauty rounding out the personal side of a visit. Whether the list says school shoes, a birthday gift or a new phone, the directory covers it.
Farmers anchors the centre as its department store, and the mix keeps evolving. JB Hi-Fi has arrived for electronics and gaming, alongside menswear brand Johnny Bigg and activewear label Lorna Jane — all flagged among the centre's newest stores. Kathmandu and Platypus rank among the most-searched names on the centre's website, a fair clue to where regulars are heading.
Event Cinemas calls the centre home, with a rolling schedule of new releases — recent listings have included Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey and Lomu. The cinema page carries the full listings, and the homepage's 'Now showing' strip keeps the latest sessions in view. Because the centre runs to the rhythm of 'shop till 6pm, eat until 7pm', a movie can be bracketed by retail by day and dinner afterwards, with eateries staying open an hour beyond the shops.
Food is grouped across three precincts — The Garden Eateries, The Millyard and The Observatory — each bringing its own setting to the centre. The eating day starts early: Hollywood Bakery opens its doors at 6.30am, well before most, and 232 Cakery follows at 9am with cakes and decorated macarons. From 9am you can also find sushi at Hello Sushi, sushi and donburi rice bowls at Hello Sushi / Hello Donburi, Indian at Grace of India, Asian dishes at Happy Valley, Kiwi-style grilled plates at Kiwi Grill and fried-chicken favourites at KFC. Better Burger fires up the grill at 10am, and IPPIN Ramen serves from 11am.
Each eatery keeps its own hours, and the centre's Eat page shows who's open and when — handy for timing a coffee run, a quick lunch between shops or a late dinner after a film.
The centre's website does much of the trip-planning for you. Getting Here covers the route in, the Centre Map helps you find a specific store, and the Services page outlines what's available on site. There's an Accessibility page for visitors who need it, an Offers section for current deals, and Tauranga Crossing gift cards for easy gifting. Questions reach the team on 07 777 0125 or [email protected], and the centre shares updates on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, with reviews collected on TripAdvisor.
The centre also gives back to the region, including a scholarship partnership with Toi Ohomai that supports local students. Whether you're popping in for sushi and a grocery top-up or settling in for a film and a slow dinner, Tauranga Crossing keeps the whole outing — shopping, eating and entertainment — in one convenient Tauriko stop.