Te Papaiouru Marae — Local services in Bay of Plenty

Go to my favourite place for coffee & breakfast 'Third Place Café' and look out the window. You'll see the whole town covered in steam!! From there you walk or drive down to see it up close. There's literally cracks in the roads and or pavements where the steam is escaping from, it's just incomprehensible. The 'lagoon' is totally covered in steam and all of the sudden you're in a movie set or in an oversized house of horrors. There are a bunch of historic buildings and statues too. In combination with the steam it's a really...

These photos are taken early one beautiful morning , we had a dawn ceremony to try and remember the young soldiers that so gallantly gave their lives to the world wars from the early 20th Century . Coming here, anytime is something special, I call it spiritual. Its such an honor to visit. Its very peaceful so you have to respect everything in and around the...

A beautiful Marae. Ohiemutu Village is a spiritual place rich in Maori Culture. Amazing to see people living amongst the steaming thermal activity. Locals were very welcoming & friendly towards visitors. It's free to wander around the village & take a few pics.....Well worth the visit if...