Celebrate the season:
'Tauranga in Spring' photography competition
Spring is a time of renewal, colour, and fresh perspectives – and what better way to capture it than through a lens?
The Tauranga Museum team are excited to launch the ‘Tauranga in Spring’ Photography Competition, inviting you to showcase the beauty, charm, and vibrancy of our city during the most colourful season of the year. Whether it’s the vibrant yellow kōwhai blossoms, birdlife around Mauao, people enjoying the parks and boardwalks, or light glinting off historic buildings – we want to see how you capture Tauranga in bloom.
Key dates
Entries Open: 1 September 2025
Entries Close: 31 October 2025
Winners will be announced on 1 December via email and in the Friends of Tauranga Museum newsletter.
Competition categories
- Best overall entry
- Youth entry (Under 18)
How to enter
- Submit up to three original photographs that capture the essence of Tauranga in spring to taurangamuseum@tauranga.govt.nz
- Entries must be accompanied by a short caption (up to 50 words) explaining the photo's subject or location.
- Please include your age (under 18 or 18 +)
You can also enter using our online form. This option may be helpful if the file size of your photo is large.
Enter via the online form
Prizes
- Best overall entry: Instax Mini 40 camera + Instax 20 pack Mini Film
- Youth entry (Under 18): Instax Mini 12 Instant Film Camera + Instax 20 pack Mini Film
Judges
Tauranga icon and award-winning photographer Bob Tulloch, alongside acclaimed photographer Michal Pinkerton.
Terms & conditions
- Photographs must be taken in the Tauranga area and reflect the spring season.
- All images must be the original work of the entrant.
- Images may be lightly edited (e.g. brightness, cropping), but AI-generated or heavily manipulated photos are not eligible.
- Entries must be submitted digitally in JPEG or PNG format to: taurangamuseum@tauranga.govt.nz
- Maximum of three entries per person.
- By entering, participants grant Tauranga Museum the right to use submitted images in exhibition materials, social media, and promotional content (with full credit given to the photographer).
- To enter the 'Best Overall' category entrants have to be a Friend of Tauranga Museum. Join for free using the online membership form.
- Tauranga Museum Team staff and their immediate family members may participate but are not eligible for prizes.
Spring into action! Capture the sights of Tauranga in bloom and share your vision with our museum community. We can't wait to see what you create.