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Whakapaumahara Marae are inviting visitors to join them in Whananaki where they will be hosting a kaitiaki project to restore the awa and the whenua. If you are a keen conservationist, this experience is for you. As a visitor, you will be welcomed into the marae with a powhiri, you will share a kai together and work the land together, laying down a nursery which will grow plants used for traditional healing practice.
Experience: Culinary Arts
Ashley is an artist. She lives in the beautiful Whangaruru Harbour where she will be taking visitors through the gardens, the bush, and the sea to forage for kai, or food. As a visitor with her you will learn where to look, what to find, and endless possibilities for kai creation.
Share a meal with Ashley as you learn about her culture and her traditions of cooking. From the land, to the sea, to the table.
Experience: Weaving
Seu is an expert in floristry. As a guest, you will be invited into her home and taught how to weave harakeke, or flax. By utilising plants that grow in the bush you will create organic and bespoke pieces which you can take home, or pass on as gifts.
Sit with Seu on her lawn. Share stories from your past, and listen to stories from hers. You may find that you are not only weaving flax, but you are weaving lives.
Experience: A Beekeepers Craft
Come explore the beautiful Pataua. Te Ahurei will get you up close to his bees, teaching you how to safely interact with and care for them. Here you can taste of their produce and take in all the health benefits of organic honey. Trek across the land and immerse yourself in the rich ecosystem that sustains them. Learn how when we care for our whenua, our whenua cares for us.
“Stay Native” is a website, connecting travelers to authentic indigenous experiences. Our website allows user to browse and book activities, enabling them to immerse themselves in our rich Maori culture.
The experiences are all hosted by locals and none of the experiences are rehearsed or practiced. This is their reality, and this is what makes the experiences truly authentic. As a traveler, you can book experiences according to your interests; Arts and culture, natural wonders, adventure and health & wellbeing. Read up on the hosts and book the opportunity to engage with tangata whenua, people of the land. Visit our website to eat, play, stay native.
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