06:30am Fri 06 Feb, 2026
Today, Katikati's second annual Te Rā o Waitangi Whānau Festival (Waitangi Day Family Festival) will take place at the Haiku Reserve from 11am to 3pm. The... Read More
12:00pm Sun 01 Feb, 2026
Three Katikati teens are excited to perform at Katikati's second Waitangi Day festival next month, which invites everyone to a free family-friendly event that... Read More
03:30pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
Katikati is about to buzz this weekend as two mainstay events take place. The town's only twilight concert for 2026 is tomorrow night, January 31, at the... Read More
06:00am Fri 30 Jan, 2026
Western Bay of Plenty was not spared from the deluge of severe weather that hit the North Island on January 21-22. The storm swept through the Western Bay... Read More
06:00am Mon 12 Jan, 2026
Plans to transform Katikati's Moore Park skatepark into a larger, family-friendly Youth Park have taken a big leap forward, with two major milestones reached... Read More
03:00pm Fri 09 Jan, 2026
As people look forward to tomorrow's Avo Fest, eight Katikati College students will be working hard in a hot summer kitchen to prepare food to be served at the... Read More
09:00am Mon 22 Dec, 2025
From library opening hours and rubbish collections to freedom camping, dog walking and cycle trails, Western Bay of Plenty District Council has put together... Read More
10:00am Sat 20 Dec, 2025
Last week Katikati News covered the launch of Katikati College's new logo, houses and motif designs. This week the paper talks to students who helped to design... Read More
02:30pm Fri 19 Dec, 2025
A dance band brought together by Brett Lowe - a gentleman fast becoming known as ‘Katikati's 1920's man', who revels in everything from the early era -... Read More
07:00am Thu 18 Dec, 2025
Katikati's upgraded Dave Hume Pool will open to the public for an extended summer season on Monday, December 22, with a new learn-to-swim pool, outdoor gym and... Read More
06:00am Mon 15 Dec, 2025
After two years of community-wide input and design-work, Katikati College has launched a new school logo and four new houses. The designs were launched at... Read More
04:00pm Fri 12 Dec, 2025
Katikati's Arts Junction is turning into a festive hub, with Christmas in the Junction - a reimagined Santa's Grotto from previous years bringing movies, music,... Read More