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July 30, 2022 | Sales & Marketing

Kia ora, we have created this page for quick access to some downloadable imagery, videos, media agreements, logos and other information to assist you in your support of Te Puia l NZMACI located in Rotorua, New Zealand.

If you would like to request any further information in regards to advertising, marketing, filming etc at Te Puia, please contact our General Manager Sales & Marketing; Sean Marsh [email protected]

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DAY EXPERIENCES – GENERAL OVERVIEW

For generations, Te Puia has welcomed manuhiri (visitors) from all over the world to explore the magic hidden within Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley.

Come face to face with the biggest, naturally active geyser in the Southern Hemisphere Pōhutu Geyser, and enjoy the up-close experience with New Zealand Kiwi, in our brand new Kiwi Conservation Centre. Be mesmerized by exploding mud pools all throughout the valley and gaze at beautifully crafted Māori-made artwork and sculptures visible all throughout Te Puia.

Watch carvers and weavers demonstrate their skills at the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, and hear our guides share stories passed down from their ancestors. NZMACI is a lighthouse for indigenous Māori Culture, worldwide. We are honoured to be able to open the doors to the wānanga (school) and show you the work of nationally recognized masters of the Maōri Arts and Crafts.

Our tours are all now guided experiences. Jump onboard our Te Rā Guided Experience to explore with a group of like-minded, cultural thrill-seekers, and for an extra 40-minute highlight of your visit, add on Te Rā + Haka, which includes a cultural Performance you’ll never forget. If you’re wanting a smaller, more personalised experience, book our newest addition Steambox– an exclusive hand-selected dining experience that will take you on a journey, ending under our geyser marquee and enjoying the best views in the valley.

TE RĀ GUIDED EXPERIENCE

Rotorua’s top guided experience will take you on a journey you’ll never forget!

Discover one of New Zealand’s most magnificent geothermal wonderlands – featuring dramatic geysers, bubbling mud, and beautiful native bush. For generations, Te Puia has welcomed manuhiri (visitors) from all over the world to explore the magic hidden within Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley.

Discover the history and lineage of Te Puia, with a personalised guided tour – each guide adds a personal touch to inspire and help visitors truly connect with the Te Puia experience.
Explore a 60-hectare landscape of uncovered natural bush, geysers and mud pools with a remarkable walk along the Te Whakarewarewa geyser terrace. Home to the Pōhutu geyser – the largest geyser in the Southern Hemisphere!
Get up close and personal with one of our national treasures in our brand-new Kiwi Conservation Centre.
Visit the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute and view traditional Māori carving and weaving performed before your eyes, including wood, stone & bone carvings as well flax-weaving.
Browse the range of collections including pounamu, wood carvings, whale bone, bronze, stone & more at our Āhua Gallery.

Te Rā Guided Experience times are available on the BOOK NOW tab on the website.

TE RĀ + HAKA

Rotorua’s world-class guided experience and cultural performance is back!

Enter the geothermal valley on our waka (people moving vehicle) and discover one of New Zealand’s most magnificent geothermal wonderlands – featuring dramatic geysers, bubbling mud, and beautiful native bush. For generations, Te Puia has welcomed manuhiri (visitors) from all over the world to explore the magic hidden within Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley.

The Te Rā + Haka Experience includes an exhilarating cultural performance that takes place in our beautifully carved meeting house, Te Aronui a Rua. It will include a Pōhiri (Traditional Māori Welcome), Waiata (Song), Mōteatea (traditional chant), Poi, and Haka.

Highlights of your tour

Discover Te Puia’s history and lineage with a personalised guided tour – each guide adds a personal touch to inspire and help visitors truly connect with the Te Puia experience.
Explore a 60-hectare landscape of uncovered natural bush, geysers, and mud pools with a remarkable walk along the Te Whakarewarewa geyser terrace. Home to the Pōhutu geyser – the largest geyser in the Southern Hemisphere!
Get up close and personal with one of our national treasures in our brand-new Kiwi Conservation Centre.
Visit the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute and view traditional Māori Carving and Weaving performed before your eyes, including wood, stone & bone carvings as well flax-weaving.
Browse the range of collections including pounamu, wood carvings, whalebone, bronze, stone & more at our Āhua Gallery.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a traditional cultural performance.
We have various options per day that link with a cultural performance.

During peak demand, we will be able to add additional cultural performances. This is subject to availability and confirmation by our Reservations team.

NIGHT EXPERIENCES – GENERAL OVERVIEW

Join us for an evening of culture, kai (food) and connection… When the sun goes down, Te Puia comes to life!

Join us in celebrating the relaunch of our long-awaited Te Pō and Te Pō Combo. After 2 years, our performers have returned with an indigenous cultural experience that will take you deeper into the traditions of Māori.

Upgrade to the Te Pō Combo and explore our Kiwi Conservation Centre to learn about the work being done to protect our national treasure- the Kiwi. Then, with your guide, head to the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute to view our wānanga (school)- home of Te Rito, Te Takapū o Rotowhio, and Whakairo Rākau. Here you will learn from our wood, stone, and bone carvers and flax weavers, the traditions of the Māori art and crafts.

All Te Pō bookings will get to experience Pātaka Kai Restaurant, Bar and Cafe’s world-famous evening Buffet. For those booking Geyser by Night, you’re welcome to book in prior to your evening tour too!

Geyser by Night is a multisensory guided experience that takes you into the depths of Te Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley, after hours where you can hear stories of the past and enjoy an exclusive dessert down at Ngararatuatara- our natural cooking pool.

TE PŌ (INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCE)

Te Pō Indigenous Experience

An evening full of culture, Māori kai (food), and connection!

The Te Pō Indigenous Experience begins with our mouth-watering buffet at our world-famous Pātaka Kai Restaurant, Bar, and Cafe. With locally sourced cuisine and an authentic Māori twist in each dish, our buffet is guaranteed to be a favourite with your group.

Following this, you will be led to view an exhilarating cultural performance that takes place in our beautifully carved meeting house, Te Aronui a Rua. It will include a Pōhiri (Traditional Māori Welcome), Waiata (Song), Mōteatea (traditional chant), Poi, and Haka.

Afterward, enter the geothermal valley on our waka (people moving vehicle) and discover one of New Zealand’s most magnificent geothermal wonderlands – featuring dramatic geysers, bubbling mud, and beautiful native bush. For generations, Te Puia has welcomed manuhiri (visitors) from all over the world to explore the magic hidden within Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley. Enjoy a hot chocolate, seated on a naturally heated rock terrace overlooking the powerful Pōhutu Geyser.

This experience is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes long and is suitable for all ages.

TE PŌ COMBO

Te Pō Combo Imagery

Explore all that happens behind the gates of Te Puia with this ultimate combo!

An ultimate guided evening experience, dinner buffet, and cultural performance

The Te Pō Combo begins at 4pm with a full Te Ra Guided Experience through Te Puia.

Discover Te Puia’s history and lineage with a personalised guided tour – each guide adds a personal touch to inspire and help visitors truly connect with the Te Puia experience.
Explore a 60-hectare landscape of uncovered natural bush, geysers, and mud pools with a remarkable walk along the Te Whakarewarewa geyser terrace. Home to the Pōhutu geyser – the largest geyser in the Southern Hemisphere!
Get up close and personal with one of our national treasures in our brand-new Kiwi Conservation Centre.
Visit the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute and view traditional Māori Carving and Weaving performed before your eyes, including wood, stone & bone carvings as well flax-weaving.
Our model Pre-European Maori Village and sacred Marae gives you a rare glimpse into how Māori people lived prior to European settlement.
Browse the range of collections including pounamu, wood carvings, whalebone, bronze, stone & more at our Āhua Gallery.

Then move on to Pātaka Kai Restaurant, Bar, and Cafe to enjoy our mouth-watering evening buffet! With locally sourced cuisine and an authentic Māori twist in each dish, our buffet is guaranteed to be a favourite with your group.

This experience is approximately 4.5 hours long and suitable for all ages.

GEYSER BY NIGHT

Geyser By Night Images

When darkness falls the true love story of Rotorua’s geothermal wonderland comes to life.

Discover one of New Zealand’s most magnificent geothermal wonderlands – featuring dramatic geysers, bubbling mud, and beautiful native bush.. after hours!

Until now, the magic hidden within Te Puia has remained a secret that only Mother Nature has truly been exposed to. For the first time, the geothermal valley is revealed under night skies, providing a multi-sensory experience that can not be replicated anywhere else in the world.

Meet with your guide at the main entrance of Te Puia to be escorted through a rarely accessed entry into the valley. See recently created mud pools and hear the stories of Māori myths, passed down for generations.

Guided by torch, you will see carvings throughout the valley and if you’re lucky, hear the call of our Native Kiwi in their outdoor enclosure.

A traditional Māori dessert will be shared with you at Ngāraratuatara, an impressive cooking pool- before you head off toward the final feature of your evening.

The beauty and power of Pōhutu, the largest geyser in the southern hemisphere, will connect your wairua (spirit) with the beauty of papatūānuku (Mother Earth).

PLEASE NOTE:

This is a 3km personally guided night trail under the stars, through Te Puia’s geothermal valley. (approx. 90-minute duration).
Walking shoes and a medium level of fitness are needed. Ponchos and umbrellas provided if there are showers, however this experience will be subject to the weather.
Recommended Ages: 8 years and older (must be able to do a late-night walk).
Departs from the main entrance of Te Puia

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

STEAMBOX EXPERIENCE – PRODUCT ON HOLD AS OF APRIL 2023 (Please enquire directly)

Join us for an exclusive Hāngī overlooking the powerful Pōhutu Geyser!

Enjoy your self-selected and freshly cooked Hāngī meal with a personalized guided tour to explore the wonders within Te Puia.

Discover more about the fascinating Māori culture in New Zealand on a 3-hour guided tour at Te Puia in Rotorua. On this popular Steambox Experience, choose your own Hāngī steamed lunch and enjoy it overlooking a cobalt blue lake and one of the most famous Rotorua geysers. This is a fantastic way to explore the Te Whakarewarewa geothermal valley in Rotorua, but with a twist.

Te Puia is a fascinating geothermal wonderland in Rotorua that combines extraordinary natural attractions with sharing New Zealand’s rich cultural narrative. On the 3 hour Steambox experience, the highlight of the tour is selecting your very own Hāngī steamed lunch, which is then cooked in a natural steam vent which creates a deliciously unique flavour.

The Steambox tour grants you an exclusive dining experience, in our geyser marquee, with the best view in the valley of Pōhutu Geyser, the largest geyser in the southern hemisphere. This famous Rotorua geyser erupts approximately 20 times a day, with the water and steam often reaching heights of 30 metres. Beneath Pōhutu lays the ‘Blueys’. This affectionately named cobalt blue lake is a result of silica produced from the Pōhutu Geyser, which then runs from the geyser terrace to the lake.

Your Steambox tour also includes access to the Kiwi Conservation Centre, an exclusive guided tour through the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute and many other natural sights and wonders here within Te Puia.

The minimum duration of Steambox is 3 hours.

Available time slot: 11am to 2pm

Approximately 1.5km of walking is required (we can accommodate for children requiring a stroller or those in or requiring a wheelchair for this experience- we are happy to assist you).

NZMACI

NZMACI Images

Watch carvers and weavers demonstrate their skill at the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, and hear our guides share stories passed down from their ancestors. NZMACI is a lighthouse for indigenous Māori Culture, worldwide. We are honoured to be able to open the doors to the wananga (school) and show you the work of national recognized masters of Maōri Arts and Crafts.
Te Puia is a taonga, a real cultural treasure that has a legacy of more than 50 years of legislation that empowers it to preserve and present the arts, crafts, and culture of our Māori people.
Te Rito, named after the baby shoot at the heart of the flax bush, was built in 1994. At this school, male and female students have the honour of learning traditional Māori weaving techniques, as taught by experienced tutors.
At Te Takapū, students learn the revered tradition of carving pounamu (Nephrite-Jade/Greenstone), bone, and stone.
Since the first intake at Te Wānanga Whakairo, many young Māori from iwi (tribes) throughout New Zealand have been taught under the expert guidance of master carvers who were once trainees at the school. Many of the prominent wharenui (meeting houses) throughout New Zealand were carved by the men who were part of the first Wānanga Whakairo intake in 1927. Today’s graduates continue to build and restore wharenui throughout the country.

PĀTAKA KAI RESTAURANT, BAR & CAFE

Pātaka Kai Images

Pātaka Kai is the only restaurant in the world overlooking an active geothermal geyser and offers a full range of snacks, light lunch, and dining options.  
Our Pātaka Kai Restaurant, Bar, and Café is located within the entrance of Te Puia and overlooks the 60-hectare wonders of Te Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley. It is the only restaurant in the world that overlooks a geyser as magnificent as our powerful Pōhutu Geyser. Dine for brunch on the deck or lunch inside, while enjoying the full view through our floor-to-ceiling glass windows. For unique evening dining, be sure to try our dinner buffet, where you’ll see Pōhutu lit up for our newest evening experience Geyser By Night.
Pātaka Kai Restaurant, Bar, and Café is world-famous for our Sunday brunch, lunch, and dinner buffet. Each dish has a twist of authentic Māori cuisine then crafted with locally sourced and freshly prepared ingredients by our award-winning chefs.
Te Puia’s cultural food and beverage experience, Pātaka Kai, makes for a truly unforgettable feast.

KIWI CONSERVATION CENTRE

Kiwi Conservation Centre

See the kiwi live, close up and active in their nocturnal enclosure. Watch them forage, discover their fascinating history, and learn more about our conservation activities to protect them.
Featuring a temperature-controlled environment for the kiwi and special lighting for growing vegetation, an isolation room for sick or injured kiwi, soundproof panels, and a speaker system with educational information.
Te Puia is part of the national captive management programme for North Island Brown Kiwi, coordinated by the Zoo Aquarium Association (ZAA). We are bound by promises to our (tūpuna) ancestors to preserve our unique geothermal environment, language, and culture.
To keep our Kiwis happy and healthy, no cameras or filming is authorised within the Kiwi enclosure. Please ensure your mobile phone is on silent or turned off prior to entering.

FUNCTIONS AND VENUES

Functions and Events Images

Weddings, functions, and parties are even better at Te Puia with a range of dining locations on site – from the restaurant overlooking the geothermal valley, the state-of-the-art event centre, an upgraded geyser marquee, and meeting rooms too. If you’re looking for a stunning venue to host your next function, event, or conference, look no further than Te Puia.

HEALTH AND SAFETY during your Event at Te Puia

Te Puia Sales and Trade

Links to:

Drone Flying within Te Puia

If you intend to fly a drone you will need to log the flight with  HERE  as the geothermal valley is in the flight path for Rotorua Airport. The Te Puia media agreement must be completed prior to arrival.

Te Puia Media Agreement

Attached is the Te Puia Media Agreement includes our current Covid-19 requirements and Te Puia’s Health and Safety Policy. Download HERE

Health and Safety Form – Contractors, Media, Groups

Attached is the Te Puia Health and Safety Contractors Form. This will need to be filled out, signed, and returned to Te Pui prior to entry. please note, Vaccine Passes are not required for entry into Te Puia. Download here Contractors H & S Manual with Covid-19

There is also a short video to watch which you can access by clicking on the attached link WATCH HERE Document to sign and return: Contractor email & video link