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Experience the real haka
 


Have you only seen the haka on the internet or television? Now experience the real thing! These tourism businesses will open your eyes to the awe of Maori performing arts.

Te Puia

Experience Maori Culture through our Performing Arts daily at 12.15 pm in our wharenui performed by our beautiful maidens and ferocious warriors.

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

New Zealand's most historic site, where the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on February 6th 1840. A cultural and heritage visitor attraction with guided tours and cultural performances.

     

 

More Information

Follow these links to discover more about New Zealand's indigenous people: their heritage, arts and culture.

Interview  
INTERVIEW

Wira Gardiner is author of the book Haka – A Living Tradition. He has been a soldier, a senior public servant and is now a businessman. He has tribal affiliations to Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Whakatōhea and Te Whanau-a-Apanui.

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EXPERIENCE THE POWHIRI
Experience the Powhiri Experience the powhiri, a ceremony of welcome extended to visitors by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Related Links
www.newzealand.com Pages
•  People of New Zealand, Maori culture, the arts