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Māori Whakatau Welcome
Māori Whakatau Welcome
Māori Whakatau Welcome
Family Maori Whakatau

Māori Whakatau Welcome

By WanaHaka Wine Tours Maori Culture
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Overview

The Māori Whakataū is a welcome to New Zealand by the indigenous culture of NZ. The Whakataū embraces key aspects of welcoming manuhiri/visitors to New Zealand and making sure you get an authentic connection to the people of this wonderful land and more specifically here in Wanaka and Queenstown. The scenery is one small part of what makes this country so great, to truely connect with any country you must also connect with the people that make the country what it is. Welcome to the world of WanaHaka® in Wanaka and Queenstown.

There is a minimum of 4 required per Whakataū if minimum numbers are not met you will be offered another day or time or complete refund.

Activity location

  • Lake Wanaka
    • Wanaka, New Zealand, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Glendhu Bay Track
    • Ruby Island Road
    • 9382, Wānaka, Otago, New Zealand

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Sorry this activity isn't available on Fri, May 17
Please choose a different date

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transportation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSouvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAuthentic Māori Bone Carving of your experience
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedWanaHaka Tea Towel Souvenir

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

Activity itinerary

Lake Wanaka
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
In Māori culture we hold two important aspects dear to us. the first being Manaakitanga (Hospitality) and Kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the land) .At WanaHaka® we want you to connect with these 2 important cultural elements. This Pōwhiri can be done in either Queenstown or Wanaka so please do email first as to your preferred location if required. You will be greeted by a Wero/Challenge with a Māori Warrior and Taiaha, from here we move through the key elements of the pōwhiri/welcome where we may start as strangers but by the end we end up as whanaua/family. A truely inspiring cultural experience that combines both the people and the land of Wanaka and Queenstown.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESLake Wanaka
    • Wanaka, New Zealand, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGlendhu Bay Track
    • Ruby Island Road
    • 9382, Wānaka, Otago, New Zealand
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE#ThatWanakaTree
    • 59 Wanaka Mount Aspiring Road
    • 9305, Wānaka, Otago, New Zealand

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