Introduction

Located in the foothills of the majestic Pureora mountain, amidst beautiful native forest you can experience the peace and tranquility of “Pa Harakeke”. (Harakeke World).

Take in the magnificent landscape, breath the crisp fresh air, listen to the rich tunes of the abundant native bird life and enjoy the Pa Harakeke experience.

Join us at Pa Harakeke and be enthralled with the mystique of the Harakeke. The legends, and the culture and the heritage entwined in an incredible interactive experience that can only be learnt at Pa Harakeke.

About Pa Harakeke (Harakeke World)

Pa Harakeke is now a reality and ready for visitors who crave something culturally refreshing and in natural surroundings where the ancient ecology stirs the senses.

Pa Harakeke invites you to join us at Pureora on our ancestral lands to learn about our ancestors, our tribal identities, our past and our future through the medium of harakeke.

Pa Harakeke is a newly established plantation of Maori Flax and Native Plants nestled in the shadow of Pureora mountain beside the Kakaho stream.

Where once magnificent and majestic Totara, Rimu, Tanekaha, Matai trees stood, Pa Harakeke will become a nursery for trees of the next generation as well as a place to gather harakeke and to work with it as our ancestors did and reclaim our heritage.

You will be uplifted from planting your own native tree in Aotearoa, reciting the prayer that will see the plant grow to maturity, receiving a gift commemorating the event and being able to view it via the internet when you return home.

You will also be enlightened by the Harakeke experts who will educate you about Harakeke and how it became a valuable resource to Maori in pre-European times.

The harakeke exhibits are for the enjoyment of visitors to feel, touch and even wear during demonstrations.

The interactive session will enable novices to quickly master the :Haro” method of stripping a harakeke leaf for it’s fibre and removing the oily gel for ointments and creams. Harakeke seeds are used today by chefs to garnish food so take the opportunity to try some whilst you are there.

Take in a walk around the plantation, through the native plant nursery and along the rows of visitor plantings which have been undertaken for a few reasons including helping the planet.