Buried Village Rotorua

Localist Logo Search for anything you’re into Try searching for: cool bookshops Search in location Bay of Plenty Search Billy-joe W.Me Location Discover My Localist My Feed Love a business Create a list Edit your lists Log out Best spots for out of town visitors in Bay of Plenty EditDelete Map data ©2017 Google Terms of Use Report a map error Show results on a map Billy-joe W. 1. Whakarewarewa The Living Maori Village 2 WhakarewarewaAdd to a list "Authentic Maori village, My ancestor Te Paea Hinerangi (Guide Sophia) was a pioneer of Maori Tourism in Rotorua. To walk in her footsteps 100 years later is overwhelming. Friendly staff, lots of history and affordable for families Must do!" 234046 Loved by Billy-joe W. Paul K. 2. Strike Zone Family Entertainment Centre 2 Rotorua CentralAdd to a list "Great Ride on the VR interactive game Zombies and Aliens. Quite pricey but for a one off experience it was Awesome - could be a longer ride for the cost loved but won’t be doing that again in a hurry" Loved by Billy-joe W. Jason L. 3. Buried Village Rotorua 3 WhakarewarewaAdd to a list "Out the back of Rotorua, Surrounded by beautiful lakes in the shadow of ancient mountains & native forests you will find the remnants of Te Wairoa village. Before the influx of European Visitors, the local people (Maori) were a humble, spiritual & peaceful lot. A clever & quick learning race of people it didn’t take long before they grasped the concept of commerce, currency & trade from their European visitors. Around the 1860s Te Wairoa Village became the Dawn of the Hospitality Industry in New Zealand. Hospitality, an ancient custom named Manaakitanga, made Maori naturally hosts. Entrepreneurial in nature the locals took advantage of the numerous business opportunities created by the visitors, catering to their every need & whim. From Accommodation to Prostitution, Live shows and Tourism the people of Te wairoa village hosted all kinds of visitors from European Royalty to Australian convicts. The locals thrived and Prospered becoming Very Wealthy, Very quickly.So much so, was the abundance and wealth of Te Wairoa and it’s inhabitants they removed the Paua shells from the eyes of their ancestor carvings & replaced them with gold coins. Careless and corrupted by their New-found wealth Drunkenness, Arrogance & Debauchery ensued as money & greed spread like disease infecting the locals. In 1884 a tohunga (Oracle & High Priest) Prophesied to the locals if they don’t change their ways disaster will befall them, ignoring him some people laughed, some believed hi to be drunk or crazy. A well known tour guide Sophia took note of the tohunga & his prophecy. It was a clear beautiful winters day, Sophia & a group of British tourists were headed to see the eighth wonder of the world aka The Pink & white terraces. On the shores of Lake Tarawera they waited for a boat to ferry them across, the sky & mountains reflected of the still waters of lake tarawera a perfect mirror as above so below. Suddenly the water level dropped and rose dramatically as if the lake was taking a breath. A mist could be seen rolling slowly of the mountains settling softly on the lake surface. Through the fog, a haunting whimpering sound could be heard. The fog began to slowly dissipate revealing a looming silhouette in the distance. At first it appeared as if only one person was paddling towards the group. When the mist had finally disappeared the Waka drew closer. Sophia and her group noticed something wrong, This was not the ferry, It was a Double chilled fully manned Waka Taua (a War canoe) aboard it a Taua with half sitting down and half standing draped in flax (War Party). Some accounts say it was a ghost ship, Te waka wairua , The ship that takes the departed to The world off spirits, Other accounts say they were Beings built like men, with the head of a dog (Similar to the descriptions of the Egyptian God Anubis). Then just as quickly as it appeared, the canoe vanished into thin air. The encounter made it into the local paper, The tohu was interpretated by the Tohunga who warned of impeding doom. His ancestor was trapped in Mount Tarawera and the Tohunga warned all those that would listen. He will return to claim his utu.