Welcome to the official website of Whakarewarewa, New Zealand’s only living maori village located in Rotorua. Whakarewarewa is the legacy and home of the Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao people, who have been sharing their unique way of life with visitors from all around the world for over two hundred years.

Explore our living Māori geothermal village with a fully guided tour. Located in an active geothermal valley, see a live cultural show, enjoy traditionally cooked kai (food) and experience our unique way of life first-hand.

Enter Te Whakarewarewa Valley and experience the unique maori culture and heritage of the village. Explore how locals live day-to-day life in a living maori village.

Today, 21 families live in Whakarewarewa and continue to utilise the same magnificent geothermal resource as their ancestors. They also carry on the legacy of their predecessors, who pioneered tourism in New Zealand, by welcoming visitors into their home and sharing their lives on a daily basis.

Explore our living Māori geothermal village with a fully guided tour. Located in an active geothermal valley, see a live cultural show, enjoy traditionally cooked kai (food) and experience our unique way of life first-hand.

Discover the rich, long-standing history of the Whakarewarewa geothermal area and the Village that we still call home today.

Living amongst the geothermal wonders of the Whakarewarewa Valley means our village residents have used this energy to cook with for hundreds of years. Māori traditional cooking uses a cooking technique called ‘hangi’, which loosely translates to ‘earth oven’.

Many Māori incorporate their heritage and traditions into their modern-day lives.This is particularly true at Whakarewarewa Living Māori Village, where we continue to utilise the earth and our surroundings in traditional ways.There are both practical and cultural aspects to our way of life, in which we seek to preserve the legacy of our ...

Many of our guides live at the village and come from families who have had ties with Whakarewarewa for more than five generations. Visit Whakarewarewa, The Living Māori Village to experience a Guided Village Tour with one of our talented, experienced guides.

2018年12月4日 · Whakarewarewa – The Living Māori Village (from $45.00/adult) This Marae is not just for looking at – being a real Māori village, it is often home to funerals, weddings and meetings. One-of-a-kind Whakarewarewa is New Zealand’s only living Māori village and is as authentic as it gets – and yes, people really live here !