Welcome to Mataatua Wharenui, the fully carved Māori ancestral house of the Ngāti Awa people that travelled the world for over a century and then came home.
Share in ancient Māori rituals and traditions as we welcome you into the heart of one of our most sacred treasures: the fully-restored ancestral house Mataatua Wharenui.
Be enthralled as the ancient narratives of our tribe are brought to life before your eyes in Hiko: Legends Carved in Light, the award-winning Mataatua digi-cultural light spectacle.