Katikati
| Katikati | ||
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 33 ′ S , 175 ° 55 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-BOP | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Bay of Plenty | |
| District | Western Bay of Plenty District | |
| Ward | Katikati Ward | |
| Local foundation | 1875 | |
| Residents | 4th 056 (2013) | |
| height | 8 m | |
| Post Code | 3129 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 7 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ KTK | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Main street in Katikati seen in southern direction |
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Katikati is a place in the Western Bay of Plenty District of the Bay of Plenty region on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
Katikati is located around 26 km northwest of Tauranga , directly on Tauranga Harbor , a lagoon that is largely separated from the Pacific Ocean by Matakana Island . The New Zealand State Highway 2 runs through the town, causing a lot of traffic in the center of the town. About the Highway is Katikati in the north with Waihi , lies the road 28 kilometers away and in the southeast with Tauranga , which can be reached more than 40 kilometers of road, connected. The Uretara Stream flows through the village and flows into Tauranga Harbor northeast of the center of the village .
history
The driving force behind the settlement of Katikati was the Irishman George Vesey Stewart , who in 1873 advertised a settlement project in New Zealand in the Loyal Orange Order , an Orange Order of which he was a member, and who made his first trip to New Zealand in 1874. On arrival, he met Joseph McMullen Dargaville , a member of the Auckland Provincial Council and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Auckland . Through him he got the assurance of 10,000 acres of land for his project. After some negotiations and his search for a suitable settlement, which brought him to the South Island and North Island, he finally saw the best place for the settlement project in the area of Katikati .
Stewart led two groups of settlers to Katikati , in September 1875 with the Carisbrook Castle over 200 settlers and in August 1878 with the Lady Jocelyn another 378 settlers. It formed two initially two groups of settlers, one called " the settlers useful " and the other called " the settlers ornamental " ("the beneficial and the decorating settlers"), which meant that some were the tenants and the other the wealthy settlers.
The first few years were tough for many. The economic crisis of the 1880s and the fact that the Katikati settlers could not produce much that could have been sold in the market. Many families gave up at the end of the 1880s, only 39 of the original 77 settler families remained.
Later, when gold was found and mined in the Waihi area , Katikati was the supplier of agricultural products to the mining town. An economic slump came again in 1990, when a process of concentration and rationalization took place in the dairy industry. The residents of Katikati tried to counteract this by growing kiwis and promoting tourism.
Today the place has become a preferred place of residence for retirees, 34.4% of the population is 65 years and older, a good twice as many compared to the region, which has 18.5% pensioners.
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 4,056 inhabitants, 13.3% more than in the 2006 census.
Mural Town
In 1990, when Katikati and the region were in economic difficulties , after visiting Chemainus on Vancouver Island in British Columbia , Canada in 1986, the local citizen, Barbara Wolfenden , finally came up with the idea of decorating her place with wall paintings as well. with topics that should have historical reference to the location. The town of Chemainus, once also faced with economic difficulties, was able to attract up to 300,000 tourists a year with its wall paintings and since the busy State Highway 2 ran through Katikati, the aim was to encourage travelers to linger and make the place more attractive for tourists in the long term do.
In October 1990 a group was formed who wanted to tackle the project. With the successful start, Katikati Open-Air Art Inc. was founded on May 29, 1991 , which coordinated and professionalized the project. In addition to many wall paintings, sculptures and carvings were created that can be found all over the place. In order to be able to market the project and the place better and to make it better known, Katikati has given itself the nickname " Mural Town " (wall painting city). Under this pseudonym is Katikati become nationally known.
The efforts of the place were recognized in 2005 with the award as "New Zealand's most beautiful small town", which is given to places under 8000 inhabitants by the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society .
tourism
Three kilometers south of Katikati there is a thermal spring that continuously supplies the Sapphire Springs Thermal Pools with 30 ° C - 32 ° C warm water from the interior of the earth.
See also
literature
- Jasmine Rebecca Rogers : A Little Corner of Ulster in New Zealand. The Katikati Special Settlement, 1875-1900 . Ed .: University of Auckland . Auckland 1998 (English, dissertation for the Master of Arts ).
Web links
- Homepage . Katikati,accessed February 1, 2017.
- Homepage . Katikati Open Air Art,accessed on February 1, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Katikati . Statistics New Zealand , accessed February 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps - Tauranga - Rotorua - Whakatane . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 1, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Rogers : A Little Corner of Ulster in New Zealand. The Katikati Special Settlement, 1875-1900 . 1998 (English).
- ^ A b Malcolm McKinnon : Bay of Plenty Places - Katikati . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry of Culture & Heritage , accessed February 1, 2017 .
- ↑ a b History . Katikati Open Air Art , accessed on February 1, 2017 .
- ↑ KNZB Awards - Beautiful Cities and Towns 2005 . Keep NZ Beautiful Society Incorporated , 2005, archived from the original on November 10, 2007 ; accessed on January 14, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Sapphire Springs Thermal Pools & Bush Walks . Sapphire Springs , accessed February 1, 2017 .