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Kawhia Kai Festival

Fri, 05 Feb

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Kawhia

The iconic Kawhia Kai Festival brings together performers, artists, musicians and traditional Maori Kai (food).

Kawhia Kai Festival
Kawhia Kai Festival

Time & Location

05 Feb 2021, 9:00 am

Kawhia, Kawhia, New Zealand

About the Event

The iconic Kawhia Kai Festival brings together performers, artists, musicians and traditional Maori Kai (food).

The Lonely Planet Travel Guide lists the Kawhia Kai Festival as a “must see” event and one of the top ten Maori experiences for visitors to New Zealand. The festival is held on the beautiful Kawhia foreshore and showcases a feast of traditional Maori Kai (food), freshly gathered from the land and sea.

Festival goers will also have a unique opportunity to view experienced artists at work and gain an insight into Maori art and craft with sites featuring rāranga (flax weaving), wood carving and more.

Amongst some of the delicious fare available is the traditional hangi served in kono (flax serving basket).

As the spiritual and ancestral home for the region’s Maori tribe Tainui, Kawhia is a significant place to celebrate Maori culture. The Tainui waka (canoe) made its final landfall at Kawhia harbour in the 13th century, and this became the first settlement for the Tainui people.

While you are there, check out the other great things to see and do in Kawhia, including a visit to the natural Hot Water Beach.

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