Katikati

Katikati

Katikati (population 3,579 at 2006 census) is a town located on the Uretara Stream near the tidal inlet opened by Matakana Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The nearest city is Tauranga, which is 40 kilometres to the southeast. Katikati lies 28 kilometres south of Waihi.

Katikati was settled in 1875 by settlers from County Tyrone in Ireland through the Orange Institution. The settlement was established by the Irishman George Vesey Stewart, who led two groups of settlers there aboard the ships "Carisbrook Castle" (1875) and "Lady Jocelyn" (1878). The land upon which the town was built was confiscated from local Māori after the land wars, and was given to the settlers by the Central Government.

The settlement was formed from two distinct groups "the settlers useful and the settlers ornamental" referring to the tenant farmers and those with wealth. The settlement managed to withstand early economic problems and developed into a healthy town, based around farming and agriculture.

Katikati is known for its many murals painted on walls of commercial buildings, started in the 1990s as a project to regenerate tourist interest in the town and district, indeed the effort was recognised with the bestowal of New Zealand's 'Most Beautiful Small Town' award for towns of less than 8,000 population in 2005 by the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society. [cite web|url=http://www.knzb.org.nz/awards/towns/2005/|title=Beautiful Cities and Towns 2005|publisher=Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society|accessdate=2007-10-20]

There are hot springs three kilometres to the south of Katikati.

The educational facilities in Katikati are:

Katikati College (Years 7 -13),Katikati Primary (Years 1 - 6) and Matahui Road School (Years 1 - 8)

References

External links

* [http://www.katikati.co.nz/ Katikati Website]
* [http://www.katikati.org.nz/ Western Bay of Plenty District Council Website]
* [http://www.katikaticollege.school.nz/ Katikati College]


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