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Tainui Waka Tourism Incorporated is a non-profit Regional Māori Tourism Organisation, established in 2010 “To foster the development of Māori Tourism within the Tainui Waka region”. Thank you for visiting our website.

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  • Visitors on e-bikes cut a path from Garden Place, motors kicking into gear with the crank of a pedal.

    They make their way down to the Waikato River, where kilometres of cycleway await. Ngāruawāhia sits to the north, Hamilton Gardens to the south.

    Dan Tairaki, fledgling franchise-owner of Electrify.  NZ in Hamilton is taking advantage of the region’s cycle infrastructure. There is plenty to see on the splendid Te Awa River Ride in the city – Victoria on the River; the old Kirikiriroa Pā site; the new Perry Bridge at Horotiu.  

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Tino Pai Tours

  • To give our customers the best experience of seeing beautiful New Zealand through our authentic natural world Tours.
  • We organise tours for all types of tourists, whether it be the extreme, active to the more sedate tours.  
  • We aim to achieve full enjoyment on our tours and give a authentic natural world experience that will never be forgotten.
  • We also offer a Māori cultural experience with the opportunity to learn basic Māori history, traditions, values and language phrases.

Tērā ōku nei hoa kei ngā
tōpito o te ao.
Our friends will come from the four corners of the globe.
-Kīngi Tawhiao

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