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The church of St Mary is situated on Bennett Drive, Tairua. The Drive is named after Father Francis Bennett who built the church in 1997. He lived in Tairua in retirement from the Dunedin Diocese for 22 years, and died in 1999.
Bennett Drive can be found by driving north along the main road, through the township, and turning right at Cory Wright Drive. Bennett Drive is first on the left.
Prior to this new church, Tairua Catholics worshipped at the Church of St Columcille, which was built in 1893 and brought from Kuaotunu (north of Whitianga) in 1954.
Tairua 
View from Tairua towards Pauanui
Liturgy
There is no resident priest, but the Tairua Community is served from Thames (Phone 868-6169).
Mass and Reconciliation Times
A ferry crosses from Pauanui to Tairua, but many drive around the road, which takes about 40 minutes. (See Pauanui link below).
Mass is held in the Chapel at the shopping centre.
 The tapestry behind the altar. This was made by parishioners in 2500 hours over 13 months using 2500 metres of wool thread in a total of 400,654 stitches! |
 The Tairua window of Mary, Mother of the Church. Paku and a kauri are on the left; Pauanui and a pohutukawa are on the right. |
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