Manea Footprints of Kupe & Footprints Waipoua



Package: Manea Footprints of Kupe & Footprints Waipoua



Manea Footprints of Kupe

 Our ancestor, Kupe’s arrival to Te-Hokianga-nui-ā-Kupe, the Hokianga Harbour, around 950 years ago marked the beginning of our nation’s human story.

Manea – Footprints of Kupe is a 75-minute multisensory journey of guided storytelling – through art, taonga (cultural treasures), film, performance, digital interaction, and the splendour of Hokianga’s natural surroundings. Enter Te-Hokianga-nui-ā-Kupe, a cradle of tribal histories. Walk with us in the footprints of our ancestor – Kupe the intrepid, Kupe the voyager, Kupe the discoverer at Manea – Tapuwae ā Nuku.


Footprints Waipoua

We take you back to the very beginning of time, sharing the evolution, the mythology and magic of these ancients - some of the largest remaining Kauri trees in the world. Our Atua (forest gods), waiata (songs) and rongoā (medicine) form our storytelling and lead us to the oldest and largest known Kauri trees in the world whom we honour with spine-tingling chants and song.

Footprints Waipoua acknowledge Te Roroa people, kaitiaki of this great taonga (treasure), and we work with them to ensure new generations will continue to experience these giant sentinels.


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