Mauao Walk and Workshop

Our Mauao Walk and Workshop allows you to experience cultural history and learn the environmental significance of our ancestral mountain, Mauao (Mount Maunganui). Connect with tangata whenua (Indigenous people of the area) and take part in our cultural practices of Rāranga, traditional weaving using native flax or Rongoā, traditional plant medicine using a seasonal native plant.

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Our Mauao Walk and Workshop allows you to experience cultural history and learn the environmental significance of our ancestral mountain, Mauao (Mount Maunganui). Connect with tangata whenua (Indigenous people of the area) and take part in our cultural practices of Rāranga, traditional weaving using native flax or Rongoā, traditional plant medicine using a seasonal native plant.

Cultural WalkEnjoy a guided walk with storiesshared by local MāoriHear the tale of how ourmountain, Mauao, got his nameSee where the first canoes ofour local Māori came in fromthe PacificHear how our ancestors lived and see what evidence they leftbehindRarangaDiscover the harakeke (flax plant) and its significance to our environment and culture.Learn the correct procedures of harvesting a harakeke leaf.Weave your harvested leaf into something beautiful.RongoāMeet the native plants of Mauao

Learn how our ancestors used these plants for health and well-beingMake your own rongoā concoctionIncludes:

Fully guided walk around Mauao (60 minutes)Choice of weaving or plant medicine workshop ( 60 minutes)Snacks and beverages.

You can choose to be collected from the gates of the Port of Tauranga, or meet us onsite.

Important Information Before BookingA moderate level of fitness is required to participate. The walk itself is 60 minutes on an undulating gravel track of the mountain.Appropriate footwear is required.All other information will be provided after confirmation including how to prepare, weather considerations, etc.