Enter the world of Mitai and learn about the history of this area which was once flourished in villages. See our fierce warriors in traditional dress paddle an ancient warrior canoe (waka) down the Wai-o-Whiro stream.

The stories of our people shared through song and dance form, the history of the area you visit and the way of life for our people in the days of old will give you an appreciation of who we are as Maori. Come and join us in this Māori fusion extravaganza, including a feast for the ravenous following a walk through our forest where you will see the

fortified pā (village) and glimpse the stream banks light up with the natural beauty of the glow worms.

Your hangi earth oven kai (food) includes meat, chicken, kumara and much more. The hangi is cooked in an earth-oven, a hole 1-2m into the ground, the baskets of kai are placed on hot stones at the bottom of a hangi pit. The kai is then covered to trap the heat, the steam and heat from heated hāngi stones infuses the kai with delicious earthy flavours while it cooks for 3-4 hours. Come and try out the delicious tempting food of the Great Ocean of Kiwa.