"THE BAY OF PLENTY" Bay of Plenty by balhannah

Bay of Plenty Travel Guide: 610 reviews and 1,658 photos

KATIKATI

"NEW ZEALAND'S MOST BEAUTIFUL SMALL TOWN"

I think this may have been my favorite town in the Bay of Plenty.

This small, well kept town, was put on the tourist map in 1991, when the

first Mural was painted.

Now they are everywhere. We thoroughly enjoyed spending quite a bit

of time here having a look around.

The town in situated on the edge of the Uretara River and there is a

walkway that takes you past farmland and private gardens

It starts at the Tavern and finishes at Park Road Reserve.

For more information on Katikati the website is: www.katikati.co.nz

It tells you about "ORCAS' that you can see, we didn't know about it when

we were there, wished we had.

Last visit to Bay of Plenty: May 2005
Intro Updated Feb 4, 2010
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Reviews (7)

'BARRY' Things to Do (7)

"BARRY" in the photo, is located in the main street. He's a dinkum Kiwi bloke! The sculptor used his friend as a... more travel advice

MOUNT MAUNGANUI Things to Do (7)

Our New Zealand friend said to come here for a look, so we did, and spent the night at the Caravan Park. As he was a... more travel advice

KIWI 360 @ TE PUKE Things to Do (7)

Kiwi fruit, in New Zealand, and especially around the Te Puke area, we saw plenty growing. When we saw the large Kiwi... more travel advice

WHAKAREWAREWA VILLAGE @ ROTORUA Things to Do (7)

We decided that a good way to learn about Maori life, and to see the thermal activity, would be to visit the people of... more travel advice

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himalia11 Aug 14, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Interesting page! This large Kiwi looks funny.
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Yaqui Feb 9, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Excellent Bay of Plenty page Dee! I enjoy your travels so much. Thanks for sharing!
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glabah Feb 5, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Like the eccentric local art here. Murals are a real help in making otherwise very boring buildings much more palatable. "SODO Murals / SODO Urban Art Corridor" - Seattle Off The Beaten Path Tip by glabah for example.
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Segolily Dec 19, 2009 at 10:51 AM

We stopped here in '84. It wasn't much then, but I don't remember paying much either...Sad to hear it hasn't improved. And while it is no Yellowstone I was interested since it is one of the few other places on earth remotely similar.
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Assenczo Sep 19, 2009 at 4:44 PM

Thanks for the support. I was not as lucky, a "Maori village" that I ran into was closed for the low season.
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kiwi Sep 18, 2009 at 9:04 PM

If you had been to Yellowstone why bother going to Rotorua?