Tarawera Legacy combines three Rotorua attractions to
tell you Rotorua’s greatest story of survival and
tragedy.
Follow in the path of the Tuhourangi
people, a sub-tribe of Te Arawa, from their arrival
in the Rotorua region through to the devastating 1886
eruption of Tarawera Mountain in this moving story of
strength, courage and resilience. Many of the Tuhourangi,
people settled with relatives the Ngati Wahiao people
at Whakarewarewa. You will encounter the descendants
of the Tuhourangi, Ngati Wahiao people, discover their
warm culture and traditions, and become part of the
dramatic event that changed the course of history for
the Rotorua region.
- Experience the violent 1886 eruption of Tarawera
Mountain at the Rotorua Museum.
- Explore the excavated site of Te Wairoa at the Buried
Village.
- Meet descendants of the survivors of the eruption
at the living thermal village of Whakarewarewa.
For more information please visit www.taraweralegacy.co.nz
or email info@taraweralegacy.co.nz
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BEATING HEARTS OF TE ARAWA |
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Nga Pu Manawa e Waru o Te Arawa
Trace the footsteps of our great Rangatira (chief), Rangitihi.
Nga Pu Manawa is your invitation to unravel his important
legacy. Rangatihi had 8 children, seven
sons and a daughter by several wives. When his children
had grown, he saw the opportunity to secure Te Arawa
territory – to protect the land his ancestors
had discovered, claimed and named, from the many opportunists
from other regions.
He encouraged his children, his eight
beating hearts, Nga Pu Manawa e Waru, to choose their
land and go on to raise tribes of their own. That they
did and over the centuries these tribes have become
the eight tribes of Te Arawa.
It is the descendants of this great
chief – Rangatihi who will help you unravel the
importance of this proverb to the Arawa people today.
Unravel this legacy and visit www.8beatinghearts.co.nz
or mail mitr@xtra.co.nz |
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