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Introducing Tracey who will be on the front desk

Katikati Community Centre welcomes Tracey Burton Tracey has joined the Katikati Community Centre team and will join Robyn and Laura on the front desk...

Covid-19 Testing RATs Community Collection Site Update

**RATs are now available to members of the public if you develop symptoms or become a Household Contact of a case.** Free rapid antigen tests (RATs) are being rolled out to community testing centres around the country.Community collection sites are shown on this website here. The collection will be for both general and critical workers. The general public can arrive during the operating hours without completing any order online beforehand. The link below for ordering beforehand only applies to ...

COVID-19 Protection Framework Traffic Light RED Update

Tēnā koutou katoa With the country now in the RED ‘Traffic Light’ setting our Board-approved Covid-19 policy is that we will follow Covid-19 Government guidelines and mandates. To meet Government requirements and to protect staff and the vulnerable in our community, we will be taking the following steps: Visiting the Community Centre: Note: In Orange and Red settings we will not be asking Centre visitors for vaccine passes. Visitors to the Centre must scan in or sign in at the front door e...

Merry Christmas and Thank You All for Your Support

The team at the Katikati Community Centre would like to thank you for your continued support throughout 2021.  It has been a challenging year and we’ve been committed to providing services regardless of the alert level or traffic light status and we’re committed to expanding our outreach.  New team announcement We’ll be launching a second site in February next year when we expand our youth and social services team.  We’ll be open for business at our new Main Road locat...

Christmas Message from the Board

2021 is nearly at an end and it has been a challenge for everyone in the community and at the Centre. As a Board, we thank our manager, staff and volunteers who stepped up to the task of continuing to provide our services to support the community in times of lockdown where we could. Over the year, when life was a little easier in level 2 and now orange, we were able to carry on with our work to support the community as well as introduce our new services successfully. We hope that 2022 will be ...

Katikati Drop-In Community Breakfasts

Community Breakfasts are held each Thursday at 7.30am-8.30am at the Baptist Church. Everyone is welcome.Showering facilitates are available as well as a local pick up and drop off service.The breakfasts are an initiative between the Katikati Community Centre, Lions of Katikati, Rotary, BOPDHB, Foodbank, Chrome, Katikati Taiao with support from Bay Trust....

Meet our new Board

In early October we farewelled our out-going Board Members and welcomed our incoming Board Members with Mayor Garry Webber and past Centre Manager Allan Wainwright joining us via Zoom. You can find out more about our new Board Members here: https://www.katikaticommunity.nz/our-board/...

Application to be a Trustee of the Katikati Community Centre Charitable Trust

The Katikati Community Centre is seeking expressions of interest for Trustees for the proposed Katikati Community Centre Charitable Trust. We can have up to seven Trustees to manage the Trust. Applicants need to fill in an application form (download below) and provide an up-to-date CV to the Centre by 2pm on the 18th of October, marked for the attention of the Chair of the Board. Additional copies of the form are available from reception at the Katikati Community Centre, 45 Beach Road, Katikati....

Katikati Community Centre AGM

Katikati Community Centre Invites you to meet our Staff & learn about our Community Programmes, followed by a short Annual General Meeting. 5.30pm-6.45pm Monday September 20th 2021. Katikati Community Centre, Beach Road Katikati. The AGM is subject to level 2 social distancing requirements, and a maximum of 50 attendees. Please ensure you pre-register to ensure you can attend. Please call 07 549 0399 to pre-register by September 17th...

Katikati Community Centre opens Monday 13th September under Alert Level 2 protocols.

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Introducing the Katikati Spiritualist Centre

The Katikati Spiritualist Centre meets at the Katikati Community Centre the first Sunday of the month from 1pm-2pm and everyone is welcome to come along. Annie Rae started the Spiritualist Centre two years ago and she says her aim was to invite different guest speakers who would bring different aspects of Spirituality to the meetings. Annie says some the highlights so far have included; Jeff Clarkson (composer/musician) from Auckland playing some of his meditation/relaxation music. Meet the Medi...

Katikati Community Centre Special General Meeting (SGM)

6pm Monday August 30th 2021 at the Katikati Community Centre. Notice is hereby given of a Special General Meeting of the Society called by the Executive Board of the Society under Rule 11.4 of the Constitution of the Society. (Please note only registered members, as of 31st August 2020, are eligible to vote.)  The Matters to be discussed and voted on at the SGM shall be:- That the Executive Board’s recommendation to establish an Incorporated Charitable Trust under the Charitable Trusts A...

Catching up with our Community Connector and Youth Employment Coach

Melody and Angela joined the Katikati Community Centre team earlier this year in newly created roles. Here are some of their highlights to date and the projects they’re working on within our community. Highlights and current projects from our Community Connector -  Angela Wallace. Angela says the highlight of her role so far is seeing breakthroughs for people who she has been working with.  “I love meeting people from all walks of life, getting to know them and helping them to fin...

Job Vacancy - Youth Counsellor Opportunity

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Job Vacancy - After School Care Assistant

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Mums and Bubs at the Community Centre

The Katikati Space Programme, where new parents and babies learn, play and grow together, is held each week at the Katikati Community Centre. Sixteen mums and babies are in the current group. The babies are aged between 11 weeks and eight months with one baby 10 months. “Our weekly sessions  start with a song,” says Ruth McDermott, Space Manager and facilitator.  “We have a thought and a sharing moment, then we have the topic of the week, which is on baby development or pare...

Wise and Wonderful

Wise and Wonderful is a regular event held every Tuesday 1.30pm-3.30pm at the Katikati Community Centre for seniors in our community. Quizzes, board games, cards and bingo are regular activities and other activities include guest speakers, singing, craft, cooking and anything else that the group puts forward. Entry is by gold coin donation and afternoon tea is provided - and all seniors are welcome. “Some people come along each week because there is a high emphasis on enjoyment and having a ...

Job Vacancy - Sports Tutor

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Engaging Local Youth

At the end of April our Katikati Community Centre Youth Employment Coach, Melody Lamb hosted a Skateboard Demo and Best Trick Comp with the team from Drop Deep Skateboarding, at the Katikati Skateboard Park. The event gave Melody the opportunity to engage with local youth in her role as Youth Employment Coach. “The level of community support and involvement of employers, social services and the participation of youth made the day a huge success," says Melody. "The event also highlighted the...

Introducing Katikati Community Centre Board Member - Zinta Krumins

Over the last year, Zinta has worked with the team at The Community Centre to document their strategic plan and create a business plan covering the period 2021 and 2022. She provided support to David Marshall and the Board in their preparation for presenting the move to a charitable Trust at an SGM, and she will continue to work with the Board and Team at the Centre in other areas as needed.  “It is a pleasure to use my business experience to support the Centre,” says Zinta. “I worked...

Celebrating 25 years at the Katikati Community Centre

The Katikati Community Centre thanks Shona Graham for her 25 years involvement with the organisation. Shona has been an essential part of the Community Centres journey and success, often volunteering her time in events and projects the Centre is involved in. Shona started as a volunteer helping with a float for the Lions Christmas Parade and this followed with her involvement in the School Holiday Programme. Shona has been involved in the holiday programme almost from the start (1996) while pr...

Introducing Pauli Surtees - Centre Manager

New Centre Manager Welcomed Pauli Surtees commenced as our new Manager on the 12th April. Pauli was welcomed to our community with a mihi whakatau by representatives from Te Rereatukahia Marae led by Kaumātua Kereama Bluegum. Pauli is originally from Wellington where she worked across Government agencies representing housing, justice and education facilitating projects for community based social and specialist housing, working with Treasury to fund justice sector initiatives, and working with s...

Meet Angela Wallace - our new Community Connector

I’m a Bay of Plenty local and grew up in Tauranga, now living on a lifestyle block in Pahoia with my husband James and two children Grace (8yrs) and Jimmy (7yrs). My previous role as founder and manager of Awhina House (transitional housing for homeless women) gave me unique insight into some of the challenges faced by people in need seeking support and the barriers to accessing it. It’s my hope that I can be a bridge to help people access the support they need. I love to bring people togeth...

Meet Melody - our new Youth Employment Coach

Kia ora  my name is Melody Lamb and I am the new Youth Employment Coach at the Katikati Community Centre. I have recently relocated to BOP from Wellington and live with my two daughters and miniature Schnauzer in Tauranga. Part of my role here will be facilitating the government approved youth employment program, Licence to Work,  and assist the rangatahi of Katikati, Waihi beach and surrounding areas,  build and implement the soft competencies and employment skills business leade...

Meet Fiona Powell - Digital Communications Manager

I’m the new part-time Digital Communications Manager for the Katikati Community Centre. I also work part-time for Katch Katikati, Katikati Open Air Art and the Western Bay Museum. For the past two years I worked here in the community for SuperGrans. I went to Katikati College many years ago and moved back to Katikati three years ago. I love living and working in our fabulous little community. In my spare time, I’m learning NZ Sign Language – here at the Community Centre!...