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Mural at Katikati

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Mural at Katikati

This mural, one of 41 painted on buildings throughout Katikati, shows some of the people prominent in the early years of the settlement. Among them is Adela Stewart (foreground), the author of My simple life in New Zealand, an account of her years at Katikati, from 1878 to 1906.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Katikati, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5684/mural-at-katikati (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.