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Hobbiton Movie Set
The real-life Shire from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, with 44 hobbit holes set in rolling green Waikato farmland.
41 km · about 50 min drive
OceaniaNew ZealandBay of Plenty
Katikati
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand · Oceania
About Katikati
Katikati sits on the route: 30 minutes from Omokoroa, 41km from Hobbiton Movie Set.
Katikati is in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Omokoroa, about 15 km away.
Katikati is a town in New Zealand's North Island, located on the Uretara Stream near a tidal inlet towards the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, 28 kilometres south of Waihi and 40 kilometres northwest of Tauranga. State Highway 2 passes through the town. A bypass scheduled to have begun construction in 2008 was putRead more
on hold, and is no longer planned.
Katikati has become known for its many murals painted on walls of commercial buildings. These were started in the 1990s to regenerate tourist interest in the town and district, and led to the town being recognised New Zealand's 'Most Beautiful Small Town' award for towns of less than 8,000 population in 2005 by the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society.
In 2018, Katikati was named "Avocado Capital of New Zealand. Besides its avocado orchards, there are many kiwifruit orchards around Katikati.
There are hot springs three kilometres to the south of Katikati at Sapphire Springs.
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Within an hour or so of Katikati: Hobbiton Movie Set (41 km), Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata (41 km).
Where is Katikati?
Katikati is in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, about 15 km from Omokoroa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,000
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Bay of Plenty
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -37.5500, 175.9167
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Worth the detour from Katikati
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata
The permanent Shire set with 44 hobbit holes, the Party Tree and the Green Dragon Inn, built for The Lord of the Rings and rebuilt for The Hobbit.
41 km · about 50 min drive
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