Te Ahurea — Attraction in Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community

Honestly nothing to look at for the price. They didn't even bother to hide nails for the buildings to look authentic. Museum at the entrance is the best part of exhibition. They also have a garden of native plants, but it's all signs no flowers in the winter. Probably better other seasons. They have some renovations in progress, but I'm not really keen to check once again. If you want to see a couple of buildings you can do the same for free in Hamilton gardens, and the building there look more authentic. If however you just arrived to NZ and just learning about Maori culture, then maybe this place is still worth visiting when you...

Well worth a visit if you're near Kerikeri. Lots of info on local flora and Māori uses for them. Great context on Kororipo Pā that the Stone House/Kemp House side of the river doesn't mention. The location is atop a hill with a steep gravel footpath and the outside forest areas has undulating grounds, not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. $10 for entry (self-guided tour) but I wish I had done a more expensive guided one to make the place come alive more. This place does not do paywave, so bring a card or cash. Very nice quiet picturesque park just below it and free large carpark with toilet facilities. Ideal for a picnic!...

Me and my wife were in our honeymoon when we came across this place. We were interested to what it was. We were greeted by a nice lady, how ever she stood there and didn't let us process if we wanted to pay to go in (which we didn't) @$20 per person. We felt like we were pressured to go in. When we did go in she then proceeded to tell us it wasn't finished so we felt even more ripped off. The place is pretty cool but far out we felt ripped off! We weren't even there for 10 mins, and we had gone through everything. This was not worth $20 each and we were very disappointed that we were pressured into spending our hard...