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Enter Te Whakarewarewa Valley and experience the unique Māori culture and heritage of the village. Our Living Māori Village is owned and operated by local residents, providing an intimate look into day-to-day life in a Living Māori Village.For over 200 years the Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao tribe have welcomed visitors into their backyard, opening the doors to their way life and sharing the ...
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Able to trace their ancestry back to the Te Arawa people who...
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Whakarewarewa (reduced version of Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao, meaning The gathering place for the war parties of Wahiao, often abbreviated to Whaka by locals) is a Rotorua semi-rural geothermal area in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of New Zealand. This was the site of the Māori fortress of Te Puia, first occupied around 1325, and ...
The History of Whakarewarewa Village. There are many layers to the history of Whakarewarewa, The Living Māori Village. In Māori myths and legends, it is said that the Whakarewarewa thermal area was created when Te Hoata and Te Pupu (Goddesses of Fire) travelled from Hawaiki in the form of fire to relieve their brother’s chills.
18.TE ARAWA ANGLICAN CHURCH After the Tarawera eruption (1886) many of the survivors who were Anglican moved to be with family living at Whakarewarewa and with them they bought the faith of the Anglican Church. Guided Tours: Hourly from 9.00am to 4.00pm (Excluding concert times) Concert / Cultural Performances: 11.15am&2.00pm
Visit Website. Home of the Tuhourangi and Ngāti Wahiao people and located on a geothermal plateau, Whakarewarewa Village is New Zealand’s oldest continuous Māori tourism experience, even pre-dating the world-famous Pink and White Terraces. One of New Zealand’s most unforgettable experiences, Whakarewarewa – The Living Māori Village ...
Te Pākira marae is located in the geothermal village of Whakarewarewa, Rotorua. The two primary iwi of this marae are Ngāti Wāhiao and Tūhourangi, the latter comprised of the hapū Ngāti Taoi and Ngāti Uruhina. Tūhourangi came to live beside their Ngāti Wāhiao relations after the 1886 Tarawera eruption, which destroyed their Tarawera ...
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Whakarewarewa village is New Zealand’s oldest continuous Māori tourism experience, predating the world famous Pink & White Terraces. Visitors feel as though they have just popped in for a cuppa with authentic guides instinctively personalising tours to fit the tour party of the moment. INTERESTING FACT. You are in someone’s personal space ...
