At the Beach

Every summer locals and visitors alike flock to the Bay of Plenty coastline to swim, surf and enjoy long warm days. While Maori swam, flew kites, and surfed using wooden planks and small canoes, Pakeha have only been enjoying beach life, as we know it, for the last 120 years. The importance of beach culture to our region has ensured that the Tauranga Heritage Collection has a fantastic swimwear collection. The 75 suits in the collection span more than 100 years of swimwear trends and includes 21 Expozay items.