Katikati Murals and the Minden Lookout

Māori and Pakeha (Europeans) together form the history of New Zealand; every city, town and settlement has its stories to tell.

Katikati is one New Zealand town where visitors and residents see their local history every day, and not by visiting a gallery or by going to a museum. Just by being in town walking the main street, where the stories of their pioneers and their vanished way of life are portrayed by the magnificent, finely worked Katikati Murals on the outside walls of their commercial buildings.

Drive a little closer to Tauranga city to find the Minden Look out for unobstructed views along the Bay of Plenty coast, out to sea, over orchards, farmland, hill country and the Tauranga city sprawl. Romantics adore the lights and shadowy islands that can be seen on a clear night.

For further information on the Bay of Plenty view our Bay of Plenty regional information section.