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Katikati entrance to Tauranga Harbour

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Katikati entrance to Tauranga Harbour

The traces of past fortifications are evident on the highest point of this dramatic headland. It marks the northern side of the Katikati entrance to Tauranga Harbour, and forms the Bowentown domain.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Waihī Beach to Bowentown, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5682/katikati-entrance-to-tauranga-harbour (accessed 11 June 2026).

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