Celebrate summer at the birthplace of the nation

Choose and book tours and performances to create a whole day of fun and learning.  Register and pay at visitor reception.  Note that adults must purchase General Admission ($12) in addition to tours.

 

Embrace Waitangi

Embrace WaitangiA 60-minute professionally guided tour with personal stories and historical accounts of New Zealand’s bicultural evolution and the Treaty of Waitangi.

9:15 / 10:30 / 1:30 / 3pm Daily
$10 adult, $5 child.

Showtime

ShowtimeLive performance - 30 minutes of song and dance featuring the distinctive musical arts of the Northern Maori tribes.

10:30 / 11:30 / 1:30 / 2:30 Wed-Sun
$12 adult, $6 child.

Memories of Time

Memories of TimeA 30-minute stage show combining story and song. Two performers tell of Maori spiritual relationship to the land.

10:30 / 11:30 / 1:30 / 2:30 Mon & Tue
$12 adult, $6 child.

Talk the Walk

Talk the WalkA 60-minute guided tour of the natural environment and its relationship to Maori society, lore, mythology and legend.

4pm & 5pm Daily
$10 adult, $5 child.

Fun with flax

Fun with flaxA 60-minute workshop with one of New Zealand’s oldest plant species. The locals will impart special knowledge about its harvesting and uses.

12:15pm Daily
$10 adult, $5 child.

The Nation’s Garden

The Nation’s GardenA 45-minute guided, garden enthusiast’s tour of the Treaty House Garden of National Significance.

11am Mon-Fri
$10 adult, $5 child.

Treaty House Treasures

Treaty House TreasuresExplore one of New Zealand’s oldest homes with a resident historian and hear about the first official British Resident, James Busby. A 45-minute tour.

11am Mon-Fri
$10 adult, $5 child.

Audio-visual runs on the hour, 10am to 5pm

Grounds open 9am-6pm in summer. Closed 25 Dec