Newsletter - April 2011

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Whakarewarewa Underway

The past 2 months have been very eventful for us here at Whakarewarewa Thermal Village Tours with the new developments happening within the village and plenty to look forward to.
You would have seen by now Robert Rika and his project team, Joe McBirney and Nicolas Smith working hard in the Rahui and really brining out the essence of Maori tradition meets sustainable efficiency.
Robert would like to thank everyone here for such a warm welcoming and says that “it’s awesome to be here”.

Our maintenance crew have done a fine job of re-gardening in a number of places through the village, including Wahiao Marae Atea, near Ned’s Café, and the entrance way to the Rahui.

Soon to be ticked off the Project Team’s list is the Maara Kai area which will become a part of the guided tours through Whakarewarewa Village, displaying how the Maori planted and preserved food in the days of old.

Grab a...Deal!

Grab a Pass, a new online activities site - launched on Friday 15th of April - is offering some of the greatest deals you will find at 25 different attractions throughout Rotorua.
Tamaki Tours, Whakarewarewa Village Tours and Hell’s Gate are just a few of the attractions that have teamed up to offer sweet deals. The best part of this is, if you are a local Rotorua resident, the deal is even sweeter!
So go online to http://www.grabapass.co.nz and register, sign up is free and you will be able to access the best deals in town.

Whakarewarewa Coffee Cards

If you love coffee, Nga Mareikura Café is the place to go, and now you can pick up a loyalty card at the till which gives you your 6th coffee of your choice for free!
So...Make your next coffee, a Whaka coffee from Nga Mareikura Café.

Be Safe at Whakarewarewa Village

As of the 14th of April, we now have seven of our staff members who have become Health & Safety Representatives.
If you have any issues pertaining to Health & Safety in and around our workplace and village, please report it to one of the representatives in the following areas:

Admissions Office: Renee Raimona, Shannon Taia (Administration)
Village: Craig Samuels and Phil Webster (Maintenance), Huhana Hemara (Guide)
GNS Facility: Dawn Skipwith
Ned’s Café: Tiarangi Morgan

Te Korerorero Hirere

Papa-takaro ( Easter weekend) went well. According to all the sports people of the world, if you don't get in early next year then you will not get in at all - there were teams just lining up for a place but to no avail.
The sports day included games such as: kiorahi, tennis, netball, volleyball, touch, and many more.
Until events like this happen, we do not realize how many talented people we have in and amongst our whanau. We need to get behind them, especially our tamariki and encourage all to play to their full potential. Who knows we might just have the next Venus Williams, Maria Tutaia or even a Turi Eparaima (kiorahi).