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	Opotiki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand.
		It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
		The Opotiki district has large stretches of coastline intersected by rivers of which the two main ones are the Otara River and the Waioeka River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Opotiki (473 words)

	OPOTIKI - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Opotiki is situated between the mouths of the Waioeka and Otara Rivers where they enter the head of Opotiki Harbour, an estuarine lagoon opening to the south-eastern shore of the Bay of Plenty.
		Opotiki is the chief commercial centre of the south-eastern Bay of Plenty district.
		Opotiki is said to be a contraction of Opotikimaitawhiti, which was the name of a spring on the coast near the present town.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/O/Opotiki/Opotiki (641 words)

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		Opotiki is a beautiful town with the beach at it's door and farmlands and orchards placed around it.
		Opotiki is 40 minutes travelling distance from Whakatane and also the gateway to the East Coast.
		Opotiki Playcentre is made up of both the town's people and surrounding community.
	playcentre.org.nz /playcentreDetail.php?id=478&back=assoc&assocID=11 (87 words)

	Takeaway Food Business For Sale - Opotiki New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Opotiki, in the Bay of Plenty, is located between the mouths of the Waioeka and Otara Rivers.
		Many of the main commercial buildings in Opotiki were built in the 'Art Nouveau' style around the turn of the last century.
		Opotiki is where State Highway turns either towards Gisborne via the magnificent native bush-lined Waioeka Gorge or branches into SH 35, part of the Pacific Coast Highway to the spectacular East Cape.
	www.aorata.com /goodtukkatakeaways (824 words)

	Opotiki's Mulcher FM 88.1
		Opotiki's Mulcher FM 88.1 is an independent youth/community radio station run by a group of young, talented and highly creative station managers and broadcasters.
		As the ONLY radio station based in Opotiki, we offer a distinctive sound which is finding a definitive niche amongst the local scene.
		Opotiki's Mulcher FM is a community based (but not community access) station, with a mix of volunteer and financially supplemented staff.
	www.communities.co.nz /Opotiki/Feature.cfm?WPID=4029 (192 words)

	Mayor of Opotiki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mayor of Opotiki officiates over the Opotiki district of New Zealand which is administered by the Opotiki District Council (ODC).
		The ODC was formed by the amalgamation of the Opotiki County Council and the Opotiki Borough Council.
		John Forbes 2001 - Served on the National Council of the elected leadership of Local Government New Zealand (www.lgnz.co.nz).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mayor_of_Opotiki (111 words)

	Opotiki District Community Profile(published) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The unemployment rate in Opotiki District was 16.1 percent, compared with 7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
		The average household size in Opotiki District was 2.8 people, compared with 2.7 for all of New Zealand.
		For dwellings that were rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Opotiki District was $116, compared with $174 for New Zealand as a whole.
	www2.stats.govt.nz /domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/027-ta (587 words)

	Opotiki Urban Area Community Profile(published) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The unemployment rate in Opotiki was 19.3 percent, compared with 7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
		The average household size in Opotiki was 2.7 people, compared with 2.7 for all of New Zealand.
		For dwellings that were rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Opotiki was $117, compared with $174 for New Zealand as a whole.
	www2.stats.govt.nz /domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/241-ua (571 words)

	Scoop: Study will put Opotiki’s heritage on the map
		More of Opotiki’s historical places will be on the national heritage “map” after a comprehensive study of the town centre, which starts this month.
		The project is a joint effort by Opotiki District Council, Environment Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
		Opotiki’s heritage is also a drawcard for visitors, so the project may have tourism spin offs, Mr Forbes says.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/AK0504/S00035.htm (1062 words)

	Opotiki, New Zealand
		On the outskirts of the town is the little St Stephen's Church, built in 1864 on the initiative of Carl Volkner (1819-65), a German Lutheran missionary.
		Volkner, who had worked in Opotiki since 1859, was brutally murdered in the church by supporters of the Hauhau movement in 1865 on returning from a visit to Auckland; the Maoris suspected that he was a government spy and had betrayed them.
		Because of its nearness to the impenetrable Urewera Ranges, Opotiki was frequently attacked by Hauhau groups or Chief Te Kooti's guerrillas.
	www.planetware.com /new-zealand/opotiki-nz-bp-o.htm (141 words)

	Social Transformation in Rural NZ - Partnership in Opotiki - The Opotiki Development Project
		Opotiki District consists of 3,077,000 hectares in the eastern Bay of Plenty and has a 160 km coastline of outstanding natural values.
		The Opotiki Development Project is a community-government joint development partnership, a pilot project which, if successful, could be applied to improve the wellbeing of other socially and economically deprived communities.
		This might include bringing agencies together for a particular activity such as a CEGs course at the Opotiki Learning Centre; making referrals — of individuals and groups; assessing the capacity of local organisations to provide work; talking to trainees about improving work readiness; preparing for investment.
	www.maf.govt.nz /mafnet/rural-nz/people-and-their-issues/social-research-and-welfare/unesco/unesco10.htm (282 words)

	Scoop: Opotiki’s heritage unveiled by major study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Opotiki’s heritage unveiled by major study For immediate release: Wednesday 29 June 2005 Unknown aspects of Opotiki’s heritage are being uncovered by a major study of Opotiki’s historic town centre.
		Historic town centres such as Opotiki’s are being increasingly valued for their “unique and irreplaceable” historic buildings and places, she points out.
		The Opotiki community will be updated on the project’s progress in a display at the Opotiki Library on Friday 8 July.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/AK0506/S00220.htm (904 words)

	Activities golf, horse riding, kayaking, walking, hiking, wineries, vineyards in Gisborne New Zealand
		State Highway 35, known as the Pacific Coast Highway circuits the East Cape between Gisborne and Opotiki, a total of 334 km.
		Opotiki and the beautiful Ohiwa Harbour which are a perfect base from which to explore this special corner of New Zealand.
		The downtown area has all services and caters to a city population of around 30,000 people.The swimming and surf beaches are a popular attraction.
	www.cottagestays.co.nz /regions/eastlandinfo.htm (909 words)

	Motu Challenge
		OPOTIKI’S Motu Challenge is now considered one of the country's premier Multisport races, with over NZ$50,000 worth of prizes up for grabs in the 2006 event.
		A gruelling event held in and around Opotiki, in the Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand, the event has four stages; the first a 65km Mountain Bike, second a 17km Run, third a 52km Road Cycle and a final Multisport stage comprising a 27km Kayak, 8km Road Cycle and 3km Run to the finish.
		Opotiki's locals love having this great event in their community and go out of their way to make visitors feel welcome.
	www.motuchallenge.co.nz /race.htm (534 words)

	Register of Historic Places (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Royal Hotel is one of several notable examples of hotel architecture in Opotiki, reflecting the town's role as a major commercial centre in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
		The Royal Hotel is one of a valuable group of historic hotels in Opotiki, which demonstrate the changing style of provincial establishments in the early twentieth century.
		Occupying a prominent position on the main commercial thoroughfare in Opotiki, the Royal Hotel has significant streetscape values, while elements of its visual appearance can be linked to the impact of the prohibition movement.
	www.historic.org.nz /Register/ListingDetail.asp?RID=3503 (880 words)

	Register of Historic Places
		The Opotiki Hotel is one of several notable examples of hotel architecture in Opotiki, reflecting the town's role as a major commercial centre in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
		Located on one of the major thoroughfares in the town, the timber hotel was erected in 1904 as a replacement for an earlier establishment on the same site that had burnt to the ground.
		The Opotiki Hotel is one of a valuable group of historic hotels in Opotiki, which demonstrate the changing style of provincial establishments in the early twentieth century.
	www.historic.org.nz /Register/ListingDetail.asp?RID=3499 (826 words)

	WELCOME - Nau Mai
		Tirohanga is a small settlement 8km east of Opotiki.
		Opotiki comprises around 4000 people and includes a full range of retail shops and support services.
		Having a sparse population (less than 30 people per hectare) it is not unusual to walk along one of the many beaches and not see another person.
	www.baywatchopotiki.com (151 words)

	Zero Waste New Zealand Trust \| Opotiki District Council
		Situated on the coast of the beautiful Bay of Plenty, the Opotiki District has extremes of rich fertile coastal margin to very steep natural bush clad hinterland.
		There is only one landfill sited in Opotiki but with only one and a half years of capacity left.
		In November 1998 the Opotiki District Council was the first local authority in New Zealand to adopt a Zero Waste strategy.
	www.zerowaste.co.nz /default,92.sm (317 words)

	Motu Details Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cash training awards total $12,440 which includes, thanks to Opotiki New World a total of $2,000 in cash for the individual male, female and team who are able to set a new record time, plus five lucky competitor support crews will win a total of $250 New World grocery vouchers (lucky bib draws).
		Just a note from The Team at Multisport Opotiki, to inform you and your team mates that the date for this year's Telecom Local Directories Motu Challenge has been changed, the big day will now be SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER 1999.
		Multisport Opotiki would like to thank all those competitors who took the time to fill out last year's questionnaire and hand it in.
	www.sportzhub.com /motu/emtn0101.htm (861 words)

	Driving Route
		The short trip to Opotiki takes you past Ohope, a friendly coastal town with 11 kms of uninterrupted beach for swimming, walking, surfing and fishing.
		Opotiki is an ideal base for explorations of Eastland.
		Opotiki has a good range of accommodation and shops.
	www.newzealand.com /travel/destinations/driving-routes/auckland-wellington-auckland.cfm/day/4.html (590 words)

	Opotiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The town of Opotiki is situated in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
		Opotiki's climate is one of the best in NZ.
		Discover Opotiki on the East Coast of NZ http://www.opotiki.com
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~stjosopo/opotiki.htm (184 words)

	Opotiki holiday homes accommodation - holiday houses, house, baches, bach, home, vacation rentals
		Below is a list of Opotiki holiday homes, houses, baches, appartments and other accommodation to rent.
		It is part of the continuum of classic white surf beaches that extend from Mount Maunganui to Opotiki.
		THE APARTMENT IS SITUATED IN THE CENTER OF OPOTIKI.
	www.holidayhouses.co.nz /Opotiki.asp (602 words)

	Unique New Zealand wildlife - Bay of Plenty - Opotiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was near Opotiki that I spent much of my early life, and it was here that I first heard stories of the former birdlife that once flourished in our bush.
		Ronny Campbell, a forester who was brought up at Pakihi, recalls meeting a group of 11 kokako moving single-file through the Pakihi bush in the late 1950s and believes he heard a 'laughing owl' in the same area some 10 years earlier.
		He also wrote that only the male tui made a good talker and that attempting to teach the female to speak was a waste of time.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~janm/wildlife/bayofplenty/opotiki.htm (619 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Te Whakatohea were left vulnerable by the combined effects of the battle at Te Kaokaoroa, the loss of Te Aporotanga's leadership, disruption to food cultivation caused by war, and a typhoid and measles epidemic which killed a quarter of the Opotiki population in late 1864.
		Grace commented that 'the people appearedso worked up by their new religion as to be ready for any work of the devil'; but he also observed that Patara, the second Pai Marire emissary at Opotiki, was neither present at Völkner's death nor defended it at the trial.
		A large area of land, from Matata to east of Opotiki, was confiscated from eastern Bay of Plenty tribes.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=1V5 (1201 words)

	OPOTIKI - 1930 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1891 the first Masonic hall was built on a site next to the Masonic Hotel, but together with all records was destroyed by fire in September 1895.
		To establish a new home, the Lodge purchased the Opotiki Town Hall building on the corner of St Johns and Main Street (the street is now named Elliot Street) and met there until 1908.
		In 1982, the Lodge moved again into a newly built Masonic Hall across the road from the previous premises in St Johns street.
	www.freemasons.org.nz /opotiki.htm (180 words)

	RSA - RSA Review Articles - The Cadets - September 2005
		A group of Opotiki cadets inspect the M41 tank at the Waiouru Museum, circa 1985.
		In 1979, the unit was reinstated at the Opotiki College with assistance from 6th Hauraki (TF) Battalion.
		The Opotiki College Cadet Unit was awarded the RNZRSA Award for 2005, and this was presented at the RNZRSA National Council, Wellington on 11 July 2005.
	www.rsa.org.nz /review/art2005september/article_4.html (344 words)

	Growfish - Gippsland Aquaculture Industry Network (GAIN)
		A social and economic impact study of proposals to give year round, all weather access and develop commercial boat facilities at Opotiki Harbour, is to go ahead with part-funding from central government, Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton said today.
		The Opotiki District Council is to seek specialist advice on the social and economic impacts of removing the sandbar from the Opotiki Harbour.
		The easier access given to mussel and large charter boats would support the development of the region’s aquaculture and on-shore processing industry.
	www.growfish.com.au /content.asp?contentid=2041 (496 words)

	Opotiki Holiday Homes & Houses to rent - Bay of Plenty/Waikato, New Zealand
		Waiotahi Villa is a brand new, architecturally designed, contemporary beach house which captures the spectacular sweeping views of beautiful Waiotahi Beach, White Island and beyond.The house is exceptionally well appointed, offering air-conditioning, open fireplace, and entertainment/audio system.
		Waiotahi Beach is a wide, open safe swimming beach located between the popular holiday destinations Ohope and Opotiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty, and bordering the spectacular East Cape coast.
		The house is less than 100 metres along the beach from the surf club and additional reassurance of 'swimming between the flags'.
	www.holidayhomes.co.nz /bayofplenty_waikato/opotiki/1669.html (241 words)

	* NZine * New Zealand Travel - A Leisurely Trip Around East Cape In The North Island - Part One Whakatane To Opotiki - ...
		Today I will be travelling on it only from Whakatane to Opotiki in Part One and from Opotiki to Gisborne in Part Two.
		Opotiki is the sort of township that's easy to pass through but if you stop a while you will find friendly people and a whole range of activities such as river rafting, jet boating, paragliding, trout fishing, deer, pig and goat hunting and more...
		The church was built in 1859 by the Reverend Carl Volkner of the Church Missionary Society.
	www.nzine.co.nz /views/east_cape_1.html?Rcat=Travel_N_Leisure&Tcat=New_Zealand_Travel (1108 words)

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