Te Puia is also the home to the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute which houses the national schools of wood carving, weaving and stone and bone carving.
Tamariki master carvers and weavers at work, and hear the guides share stories from their ancestors.
Inthe evening visitors are invited to feast which
begins with traditional welcoming by fierce warriors followed by where kids can join the performers
ceremony (powhiri) rousing concert, on stage to learn
the haka (Maori dance) or poi performance, where ball of flax is swung rhythmically on string. live kiwi, native bush and Maori art, craft and culture
make Te Puia very special place to visit.
Parents don’t have to worry while the family explores
Te Puia. Geothermal areas are sectioned off using wooden barriers and there are plenty of signs
reminders to stay behind fences.
Unwin Steve GO BEHIND THE SCENES IN WELLYWOOD’’S WETA CAVE
Weta Cave is the stuff of big dreams for small kids.
Tiny film fans can go ona journey from Middle-earth to Thunderbird’s Tracy
Island and beyond. Guests can snap
photo with life-sized statues and find
souvenirs to take home. But the movie magic doesn’t end there!
The Weta Workshop studio tour reveals secrets behind the making of much loved films such as The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Chronicles of Narnia. The tour allows visitors to get up close to the artistry behind 20 years of Weta creativity, whilst learning about
the processes that turn imaginary worlds into reality.
“Weta tours reveal the creativity that lies behind movie magic and are great opportunity for kids to get dressed up. We quite often see Thunderbirds costumes on our Miniatures Stage Tour,” Weta’s Lauren McCafferty says.
The Thunderbirds tour is an interactive adventure filled with colourful props, miniatures and models, which is lot of fun for children as young as three years old. Kids and parents can enjoy the rare opportunity of photo in purposebuilt Thunderbirds Are Go set, made by Weta Workshop exclusively for the tour.
The Weta Cave Workshop tour is
cool opportunity for creative kids of any age
(recommended age to see costumes, creatures, and handle props.
“There is an added photo-op bonus with cave trolls Tom, Bert and William
outside, who are no strangers to selfies,” McCafferty says.
Royal Brunei Airlines flies Beg123 Melbourne daily for easy
Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2019 Mar-Apr, pages 30-35. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.
