Art & Culture
Art
Thousands of artists, sculptors and crafts people have made Tauranga their home and its scenery their muse. Their works can be viewed at an art gallery, at one of our local art markets, or even in the artist’s own home.
History and Culture
Step into history and visit one of New Zealand’s finest Georgian homes and this region’s first mission house. Explore one of our many museums or walk on the beach in Maketu where the Maori migrants from Hawaiiki landed in the Awara canoe.
Discover the rich and sacred world of the Maori – there are many opportunities to get close to Maori culture here in Tauranga. There are many local marae that welcome visitors, allowing them to experience the traditional Maori welcome (powhiri), stay in a sacred Maori meeting, savour the fantastic flavours of a genuine hangi (cooked in an earth oven) and be entertained by the passion and power of Maori song and dance.