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About Katikati
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Katikati Avocado Capital
NZ Mural Town
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KATIKATI IS RECOGNISED AS NEW ZEALAND’S MURAL TOWN AND TODAY THE TOWN BOASTS AN
OPEN-AIR ART GALLERY OF OVER 70 OUTDOOR ARTS, SCULPTURES AND CARVINGS.

The first mural produced in 1990 was the “Waitekohe School” after a group of
locals were inspired by a small town called Chemainus, on Vancouver Island in
Canada. The logging town had been suffering after the closure of its one timber
mill, so it had set about painting its history with quality murals on the walls
of the town. These frescoes recorded both the diversity of the community, the
cultural heritage that contributed to this diversity, but also the history of
the place and the environment. Ten years later the town had prospered through
this community initiative with 300,000 visitors annually.

Katikati had been facing a similar dilemma after the share market crash, the
kiwifruit industry was in crisis and there were 32 empty shops and businesses in
the town.

Under the management of Katikati Open Air Art, artworks kept on appearing in
Katikati and by the end of 1996, 21 works had been completed and still more were
in the pipeline.

Katikati Open Air Arts aim is to portray, in a highly visual way, Katikati’s own
special historical past. The town was to become a unique living work of
high-quality open-air artworks, accurately portraying major aspects of its
history making it a more interesting, exciting place, and that would attract
people to live and visit.

Visit Katikati Open Air Arts website for more information here To view maps of
the Murals visit here.

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Bringing Our Town Together.

36 Main Road, Katikati

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