Whakarewarewa
Tyron Street, Rotorua
For centuries Whakarewarewa Village has been home to the Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao People. They invite you to share in their everyday life and experience the sights, smells and sounds of their unique cultural way of living amongst this geothermal area. Take a guided walk around the steaming lakes and thermal pools, witness erupting geysers, learn about Māori culture and crafts or taste a traditional hangi or corn cob cooked from the natural boiling waters.
Whakarewarewa is a landscape of geothermal activity that is continually changing. Māori cultural performances can be seen daily at 11.15am and 2pm. Traditional Māori crafts can be purchased from the gift shop.
For centuries Whakarewarewa Village has been home to the Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao People. They invite you to share in their everyday life and experience the sights, smells and sounds of their unique cultural way of living amongst this geothermal area. Take a guided walk around the steaming lakes and thermal pools, witness erupting geysers, learn about Māori culture and crafts or taste a traditional hangi or corn cob cooked from the natural boiling waters.
Whakarewarewa is a landscape of geothermal activity that is continually changing. Māori cultural performances can be seen daily at 11.15am and 2pm. Traditional Māori crafts can be purchased from the gift shop.
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Te Puia Māori Arts and Crafts Institute
Hemo Road, Rotorua
Te Puia offers you, through our people, Māori art and onsite experiences, an opportunity to sense our history and feel our living culture. You will walk in the footprints of our Māori ancestors and see their heritage in the faces of their descendants alongside you. Te Puia is home to the national schools of carving and weaving. When you visit, you can watch and interact with master carvers, weavers and their students, and purchase the finished artworks in our Taonga Gallery Gift Shop.
Te Puia also has a Kiwi house which is now a breeding centre for our National endangered bird. You can also witness the world-famous Puhutu Geyser which erupts once or twice each hour to heights of up to 30 metres. Te Po is an evening cultural experience which is a feast of storytelling, entertainment and Māori cuisine including the traditional hangi.
Te Puia offers you, through our people, Māori art and onsite experiences, an opportunity to sense our history and feel our living culture. You will walk in the footprints of our Māori ancestors and see their heritage in the faces of their descendants alongside you. Te Puia is home to the national schools of carving and weaving. When you visit, you can watch and interact with master carvers, weavers and their students, and purchase the finished artworks in our Taonga Gallery Gift Shop.
Te Puia also has a Kiwi house which is now a breeding centre for our National endangered bird. You can also witness the world-famous Puhutu Geyser which erupts once or twice each hour to heights of up to 30 metres. Te Po is an evening cultural experience which is a feast of storytelling, entertainment and Māori cuisine including the traditional hangi.
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Mitai Māori Village
Fairy Springs Roads, next to Fairy Springs, Rotorua
An evening at Mitai will give you an authentic introduction to Māori culture leaving you amazed and in awe. Enter the world of Mitai. Be enthralled by the natural bush setting, see warriors in traditional dress paddle an ancient warrior canoe (waka) down the Wai-o-whiro stream, and don't miss your only opportunity in the Rotorua area to see glow worms in their natural habitat. Marvel at the crystal clear water full of eels and trout, flowing directly from the earth at the sacred Fairy Spring. See your traditionally cooked hangi meal being lifted from the ground.
During our cultural performance, you'll learn about our past, carvings and ta moko (tattoo art). Be captivated by the displays of weaponry and combat, coupled with the grace and beauty of the poi dance. You'll be amazed by the spine tingling haka finale. The Mitai family is proud to have created a sacred and spiritual place that offers you an indigenous cultural experience like no other.
An evening at Mitai will give you an authentic introduction to Māori culture leaving you amazed and in awe. Enter the world of Mitai. Be enthralled by the natural bush setting, see warriors in traditional dress paddle an ancient warrior canoe (waka) down the Wai-o-whiro stream, and don't miss your only opportunity in the Rotorua area to see glow worms in their natural habitat. Marvel at the crystal clear water full of eels and trout, flowing directly from the earth at the sacred Fairy Spring. See your traditionally cooked hangi meal being lifted from the ground.
During our cultural performance, you'll learn about our past, carvings and ta moko (tattoo art). Be captivated by the displays of weaponry and combat, coupled with the grace and beauty of the poi dance. You'll be amazed by the spine tingling haka finale. The Mitai family is proud to have created a sacred and spiritual place that offers you an indigenous cultural experience like no other.
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Mountain Jade
1288 Fenton Street, Rotorua
No trip to Rotorua is complete without seeing New Zealand's premier jade carving studio and shop. Come and see the master carvers at work creating beautiful pieces of art and discover the mystical qualities of jade. Take your time to view or shop for beautiful handcrafted pieces including necklaces, pendants, earrings and accessories.
If you are going to purchase one gift from New Zealand that you will cherish for life, then Mountain Jade is the place to come.
No trip to Rotorua is complete without seeing New Zealand's premier jade carving studio and shop. Come and see the master carvers at work creating beautiful pieces of art and discover the mystical qualities of jade. Take your time to view or shop for beautiful handcrafted pieces including necklaces, pendants, earrings and accessories.
If you are going to purchase one gift from New Zealand that you will cherish for life, then Mountain Jade is the place to come.
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