Māori Whakatau Welcome | 40 minutes to 1 hour

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Private transportation
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Authentic Māori Bone Carving of your experience
  • WanaHaka Tea Towel Souvenir

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.

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  • Lake Wanaka

    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.

    45 minutes

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Additional Info

  • 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

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June 22100% refund
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5 stars - would recommend!

Published on Feb, 2025

A real must do in Wanaka! The Māori welcome offered both a unique and humorous insight into māori culture. I found this even more educational than other Māori tours and we delved further into the detail of Māori culture which really heightened the enjoyment of my trip.

A rare find on the South Island

Published on Oct, 2024

Great group experience! Super informative and everyone loved it. We went with a group of 10 on the water. Joe was informative, funny, and kind.

A memorable school group presentation

Published on Sep, 2024

Joe was very accommodating of our school group from Australia and gave an excellent, authentic and knowledgable presentation on Māori culture. He delivered with great passion, insight and some mirth along the way, which made the experience very engaging. We look forward to future visits to Wanaka to see Joe once again!

A Memorable Haka Welcome in Queenstown

Published on Aug, 2024

Joe welcomed our company into Queenstown with an amazing Haka welcome before we started our work conference. We all learnt so much about his culture and the meaning behind each Haka movement. He was engaging and funny, which was great to have a laugh with him! What an amazing experience, and would highly recommend & do it again. Thanks Joe :)

School information session

Published on Jul, 2024

Joe presented a really fun, factual and engaging Māori Cultural welcome for our school trip! Definitely recommend for other school groups looking to have a cultural experience.

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