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About Us
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Our HeritageTe Puia takes its origin from the heritage of the Te Whakarewarewa Valley, with its gushing waters and steaming vents, it’s a place of powerful energies and natural beauty. Māori people have been living in the area for almost 700 years, and Te Puia offers a chance to find out more about Māori, their culture and land. It’s an opportunity to learn about their knowledge and their history, handed down from generation to generation. At Te Puia, guiding is as natural as our humour. It is in our bones. Many guides are the sons and daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the guides of old. To this day, many of our guides and staff are the direct descendants of the original people who settled in this valley. They tell stories that have been told for generations and share their own. The special connection our Māori guides have with the land and its history ensures tours at Te Puia are unlike any other in New Zealand. |
