Mataatua: The House That Came Home

Slightly disappointed it wasn’t open

I dare say this would be a five-star experience but when my partner and I arrived, the actual whare was closed. Being respectful of the local culture, we refrained from entering the grounds on which t...

Slightly disappointed it wasn’t open

I dare say this would be a five-star experience but when my partner and I arrived, the actual whare was closed. Being respectful of the local culture, we refrained from entering the grounds on which t...

Whakatane's Mataatua Meeting House

Mataatua, the house that returned home. The story of a wharenui fit for a queen that was taken by the Govt of the time and sent in 1870 to Sydney, Melbourne, London and back to Dunedin where it was gi...

Whakatane's Mataatua Meeting House

Mataatua, the house that returned home. The story of a wharenui fit for a queen that was taken by the Govt of the time and sent in 1870 to Sydney, Melbourne, London and back to Dunedin where it was gi...

Tino Pai

Professional and extremely informative experience. The mana of this house and it's whanau really shines through. Deliciously refreshing kawakawa tea, excellentMaori bread, and moreish Kumara brownie. ...