Māori Cultural Experience & Hāngī dinner incl. Day Admission

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Itinerary

1. After enjoying a day of sights and activities at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, your evening will begin at Whare Waka Café, where you will be greeted by your host and will finish back at the café where you will be seated for your exclusive hāngī feast. Enjoy a complimentary drink on arrival as you mix and mingle in the charming outdoor setting at Whare Waka Café. Your charismatic and informative host will guide you through the evening’s events. Watch as the expert hāngī chef unveils your dinner and explains the traditional cooking process. Be transported back in time as you follow your host on an immersive bush walk, where you will be approached by Māori warriors before you experience a traditional challenge (wero). Prepare to be amazed as the resident performing arts group, Te Pitowhenua, entertains you with a high-energy cultural performance. Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner of various meats, stuffing, vegetables, breads, salads and steamed pudding for dessert.

   Admission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 137 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Family friendly

  Allow plenty time to see everything! We went back the next day because one day wasn’t enough. There is a lot to read in the museum. Amazing history to be learned. The cultural show was fantastic and the Hangi was delicious.

  Catherine_MApril 2026via Viator

• 5One of our trip highlights

  Took two days to see everything on offer, both museums are brilliant, so are the day and night cultural shows topped off by a delicious hangi meal, cafe does great coffee, parking in a small camper was easy. Had to be the tribal chief for the night and managed to survive so it was a blast

  Coastal18542254187April 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5A great experience

  A fabulous experience, learning about Māori culture and witnessing a fabulous and moving performance, followed by delicious food.

  GFLancsApril 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Well worth the money! Perfectly glimpse in to the Maori culture and customs.

  Cannot recommend this experience enough. A beautiful night immersed in the Maori culture. As a kiwi living in Australia it was such a blessing to be able to take my children to the Waitangi grounds so they could learn about their culture and also taste their first hangi. They are usually fussy eaters but they all went for seconds of both dinner and desert! If you are in NZ I highly recommend you make the journey up north to the bay of islands and book in to see the Waitangi grounds and museum in the day and stay around for the evening concert and hangi. Stamp of approval also given by my 8 year old who said she had a great time there :)

  R6727IXhannahsMarch 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Excellent, informative and entertaining experience.

  Excellent communication from Waitangi answering my questions before my visit. Very interesting guided tour. Excellent concert and cultural performance. Hangi was a lot of food and excellent quality. This is a great cultural experience not to be missed. Enjoyed being Chief at the welcoming ceremony My only complaint is that the online info did not make it clear that there was a free regular shuttle transfer available to get us from and back to the Russell-Pahia Ferry, luckily our accommodation informed us of this.

  duncanf726March 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5This is a definite must-do on any North Island itinerary.

  What an excellent immersion into the Maori culture and history surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi! We really, really enjoyed the whole experience: from the guided tour of the Treaty Grounds in the afternoon, through to the ceremonious welcome and concert at night, and the absolutely magnificent hangi afterwards. Special thanks to our host in the evening, who not only took time to explain the cultural significance of the many experiences, but then sat down at our table and happily answered our many questions. Kia ora. Respect.

  MonicaButlerMarch 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Bay of Islands

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 76 experiences we list in Bay of Islands.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 76.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands is a sheltered bay in New Zealand's far north, dotted with islands and historic settlements, where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

The Bay of Islands lies on the north-east coast of New Zealand's North Island, a drowned valley of more than 140 islands and sheltered inlets. Paihia, on the western shore, is the main base. At Waitangi, the Treaty Grounds mark the place where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840, with a carved meeting house and a huge ceremonial war canoe. Across the water, Russell, once a rowdy whaling port, has New Zealand's oldest surviving church, built in 1836.

Top-ranked sights in Bay of Islands: Waitangi, Haruru Falls, Cape Reinga.

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