Cultural

Come with Skippers Canyon Jet and experience unbeatable value as you are taken on a spectacular guided tour of Skippers Canyon followed by a thrilling jet boat ride through the narrowest canyons on the Shotover River. Discover a land rich in gold mining history and breathtaking scenery just a short distance from Queenstown. Skippers Canyon Jet is the must do jet boat trip in Queenstown.

Our cultural experience starts when our guide welcomes you into the tribal lands of Ngati Manawa (The Eel People), and regales you with stories of the area. During the tour, guests learn about the iwi’s ancestors, land settlement, spiritual connection with Eel, and takes guests through a short bush walk to hidden ancient Maori rock art carved 400 years before the Great Migration. Later, guests join in and help with the preparation of a hangi dinner at the lodge overlooking the lake, before enjoying a selection of optional afternoon cultural activities. Kohutapu Lodge can also offer daytime tours and gourmet indigenous lunch tours for the mature market, overnight accommodation, full and half day guided fishing and hunting trips as well as overnight marae stay and community visits/cultural exchange within our schools and community.

Henga Lodge offers guests the opportunity to experience the Real Rēkohu. Nestled into Henga reserve overlooking Lake Marakapia, Henga Lodge offers eco-friendly accommodation with a peaceful setting – perfect to relax and unwind.  Affordable accommodation rates to suit all budgets. We have a range of accommodation options on offer from comfortable ensuite lodge rooms to self-catering ensuite units perfect for groups. Kōpi Kitchen, our onsite licensed restaurant showcases delicious local cuisine and kai moana. We can tailor make your Chatham Island holiday to suit -guided tours available to the Moriori tree carvings, bushwalks, fishing charters, horsetreks – Rēkohu has options for everyone. Our fleet of rental vehicles are also available for hire if you would like to stay longer and explore the island.

Experience the excitement of paddling a hand-crafted waka down the River Avon and learn about the importance of the waka to Māori culture. Enjoy early stories of Canterbury's Ngāi Tahu iwi and the earliest European settlers, and the positive things they achieved building the city of Christchurch together.

Take an adventure and step back in time!

Awesome Adventures Hokianga's experienced Māori Guides will take you back in time to 925AD, when Kupe, the great Polynesian explorer, landed right here in the Hokianga.

The historical significance of the area is unmatched by anywhere else in New Zealand, and is the only place that Kupe called home.

See and feel what life was like all those years ago. Your guide will share stories not typically found in history books – they have been passed down the generations.

We provide accommodation and a range of adventures, guided and self-guided, around the Hokianga to allow you to experience these rich, historical and cultural stories.

Take the kayaks, or go paddle boarding, hiking, cycling, kayak fishing, jetski fishing, rock fishing, jetski safaris, quadbike safaris, sandboarding on the dunes, seafood gathering and cooking classes, and more!

You choose what you want to do, but be warned, you can't fit it all in one day! Make sure you allow extra days to your stay.

We are passionate about telling the stories about our beautiful home. Awesome Adventures Hokianga has it all!

The Ātea a Rangi is a celestial star compass based on a traditional Pacific Island concept to  teach traditional navigation. The Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust (Ātea Trust) is a registered Charitable Trust. The Ātea Trust was established to run educational programmes, events and tours based on traditional Māori and environmental kaupapa. Our vision - to gather and pass on traditional  knowledge within Aotearoa and Te Moana nui a Kiwa. Contact us to learn more about the Ātea a Rangi from the team of navigators, waka sailors and carvers who designed, carved and completed the Atea a  Rangi/star compass site.

The Tolaga Bay Inn is your gateway to the East Coast and has been providing warm hospitality for over 130 years since 1881. As descendants of the coast we have a responsibility to restore and preserve our heritage for our next generations.  So we have created the Tolaga Bay Inn Charitable Trust to oversee the restoration of our historical Inn and help regenerate our community by fostering tourism and digital technology development.  We have an on-site café, bar, garden bar and upstairs accommodation for travellers. We are 10mins walk to the beach and have an information centre onsite to help with local advice and guidance.

Kiko personalised tours showcase special landscapes close to Auckland City. Connect with Māori culture, enjoy warm hospitality, learn about local histories, and take part in activities unique to the places you visit. Our tours offer diverse experiences of nature. Enjoy breath-taking views of native bush, magnificent kauri trees, wonderful wetlands and stunning waterfalls. Experience a rugged windswept West Coast surfing beach. Marvel gannet breeding colonies. Visit a colourful South Pacific garden home to more than 10,000 plants. Walk around an ancient volcanic mountain and discover archaeological features such as kumara pits, garden terraces and stone boundary walls. Kiko Guided Tours will introduce you to an authentic experience of te ao Māori (the Māori world) through tikanga (cultural ways), home-cooked kai (food), pūrākau (storytelling) and enriching kōrero (conversation). Our manuhiri (visitors) walk at their own pace on easy walking paths.

Lake Taupō Hole in One is a fun activity for all ages. Try hitting a golf ball 100 metres over the moana and onto a floating pontoon and you could win yourself $10,000 - it's a challenge. Est. in 1993 from an idea written on the back of a beer coaster; the iconic Lake Taupō Hole in One Challenge is an all-weather year-round fun activity. The Hole in One has become a ritual stop for many holiday makers, boasting the best views over the Lake to the Mountains and is the perfect place to for taking that ultimate holiday snap shot. Get a hole in one in either the blue or white flag and win a trip with one of our awesome Taupō tourism whanau, guaranteed to have a great Taupō experience.

Tāpoi in Māori means ‘to travel’.  Inspired by Māori and Aboriginal cultural values, Tāpoi Travel crafts distinctive and authentic luxury travel experiences to Australia and New Zealand. With over 20 years of service and experience in luxury travel, we pride ourselves on designing impressive, purposefully crafted experiences for you, the discerning traveler.  No two clients are the same and neither are our itineraries. Tāpoi takes a thoughtful approach to tell your travel story, your way; ensuring your time here provides a careful balance between rest and activity as each day of discovery builds on the last.