Lizard News JULY 2023
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Te Puna • Whakamārama • Matakana Is • Ōmokoroa • Pahoia • Apata • Aongatete • Katikati • Tahāwai • Bowentown • Athenree • Waihī Beach Staff and students put together an amazing show which was enjoyed by over 750 members of our community”, said Mrs Buckley, Tumuaki/Principal. Moana Jr reflected the diverse community and was fantastic for getting as many students on stage as possible with over 100 students involved. “The students put in an immense amount of work, and all teachers within the school have contributed to the show’s success in some way”, said Kylie Backhouse-Smith, Director. Watch this space for our 2025 production. PHOTOS: Supplied.
Katikati College’s sold out school show By Angela Macdonald ast month saw lots of excitement at Katikati College, which flowed out into the wider community with the production of Moana Jr. With three sold out performances over consecutive nights, our community was treated to a fantastic show – the first whole school production in 20 years. Special guests were invited to the final dress rehearsal on Tuesday. Residents from local rest homes, elderly community groups, preschoolers from local day care centres and primary school children made up the audience. “I am incredibly proud of our students and staff; the collaboration and the camaraderie that has developed over the rehearsal period has been so wonderful to see.
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What’s happened to Barry?
By Fiona Powell atikati locals were surprised and shocked to discover their town icon Barry and his bench seat had vanished into thin air on the morning of
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Monday 26th July, leaving behind a bereft Jack, his doggie companion. Katikati Open Air Art, stewards of Katikati’s murals and sculptures, posted the disappearance on their Facebook page and invited the community’s input via an artwork competition into what could have possibly happened to Barry. Locals suggested he had become tired of sitting in the rain and had escaped to the sunny islands, or had got stuck in traffic. Others conjected that he’d been stolen and held for ransom. Meanwhile, Katikati Open Air Art remains unfazed
and urges the community to get creative and create a ‘What’s Happened To Barry’ scenario in any art medium – a drawing, photo, poem, sculpture for example. Send a photo of your entry to info@KatikatiOpenAirArt.co.nz or drop it in to The Arts Junction, Katikati by 5pm on Sunday 9th July. Entries will appear on KatikatiOpenAirArt’s Facebook Page for public voting between 10th and 16th July, with the three most popular public votes receiving an iconic Barry T-Shirt.
Katikati outfall leak here’s been a leak of treated wastewater in Katikati’s outfall sewer pipe. The District Council plant on Prospect Drive discharges across Tauranga Harbour to off Matakana Island. Council has notified Iwi, Regional Council and Toi Te Ora Public Health, and will work with contractors
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to find the leak using dye and drones at the first daylight low tide on Tuesday 27th June. Treated wastewater has already been through an ultraviolet light treatment process, but locals shouldn’t swim or consume shellfish until the leak is fixed.