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Winners of both the Māori Tourism Award and Resilience & Innovation Award at
the New Zealand Tourism Awards
2023 .
Te Pā Tū offers 3.5 hour evening experiences that change with each season of
the maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar.
Feast on song, drama, tradition, and divine seasonal kai (cuisine) within our
forest Pā (village) - its towering Tawa trees, blazing bonfires, and forest-
formed amphitheatre. Traditional hāngi joins seasonal Māori delicacies
prepared with fusion cooking techniques.Cultural knowledge unique to each
season is shared through rituals, songs, stories across the evening as is
local, seasonal kai (food) - plentiful and delicious. Kai horotai (indigenous
canapes) are followed by a torch lit walk to a lavish 4-course Māori fusion
feast.
Tū Te Ihi – Winter Matariki Celebration:
Tū Te Ihi references the energy and passion stirred by the Matariki cluster
and the promise they herald. Tū Te Ihi celebrates a moment in the earth’s
cycle when the stars of Matariki (Pleiades) draw our attention. Matariki
conjures our ancestors as we recall their legacy, and reflect on the year that
has been.
Tū Te Rā – Summer Harvest Celebration:
Tū Te Rā is a summer celebration, aligned with the maramataka – the Māori
lunar calendar. This is a time when the sun expresses optimal energy, the days
are longer, and light nourishes the natural world. Tū Te Rā celebrates the
abundant harvest of this season, and explores concepts, rituals, and stories
of ancient Māori warfare and peace in a feast of culture and cuisine.
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