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Address: Te Puia, Hemo Rd, Rotorua, New Zealand. Te Puia Map »

Phone: +64 7 348 9047 Freephone: 0800 TE PUIA 0800 83 7842

Email: reservations@tepuia.com

Hours Summer: 8am - 6pm (last tour starts at 5pm)

Hours Winter: 8am - 5pm (last tour starts at 4pm)

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About Us

Our People

Our Culture

Our Heritage

Te Whakarewarewa Valley

About Us

Our heritage - a living legacy of people, culture and place

Te Puia Mission

To be the centre of knowledge and excellence for the preservation, presentation, education and growth of traditional expressions of Māori arts, crafts and culture.

Te Puia Principles

The guiding principles were set by Māori elders (koeke) at the establishment of the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in 1963. These principles provide a framework on which to build a strong cultural future:

Taonga Tuku Iho - Custodians of treasured heritage
Kaitiakitanga - Guardians of our resources
Manaakitanga - Exceptional hospitality
Mātauranga Māori - Preservation and sharing of our history and knowledge

© Copyright 2010 New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute t/a Te Puia. Te Whakarewarewa Rotorua New Zealand thermal valley, Pohutu Geyser, Māori guided tours and Māori arts & crafts. For over 45 years we have welcomed visitors to Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve to enjoy Māori culture and to experience our NZ Māori carvers and weavers at work. Te Puia is home to world renowned, Pohutu geyser and Te Whakarewarewa geothermal valley, the National Carving and Weaving Schools, and the world famous, Whakarewarewa guides in Rotorua New Zealand.