Waitangi Treaty Grounds should 100% be on your bucket list. Our experience actually began in the Cafe whilst we waited for our escorted tour to begin. The cafe staff were very friendly and enjoyed a delicious brekkie before starting our tour. I've forgotten the Gentlemen's name, but our tour guide of the grounds was wonderful. Extremely knowledgeable and authentic and passionate about the Historic event that took place on the grounds. Afterwards we experienced the cultural performance. This was moving and very powerful (bought me to tears) I feel very honoured to of witnessed this and thanks go to the performers for giving my friend and I what I call a memorable travel memory ❤️ Thank You!

This is such an important introduction to understanding New Zealand history. We were so pleased to be here on our 3rd day in the country. The tour guide was brilliant and what he told us was so interesting. The singers had beautiful voices and the Māori welcome moved me to tears it was so impactful. The whole site and the many exhibits are carefully and attractively presented. Incredible what we learnt in the military service exhibit. The sacrifices of Māori people in wars will stay with us forever. The Treaty Grounds is in a stunning location a very pleasant 20 minute walk from Paihia jetty. Great views from here over to Russell and all around. A must for any visitor to Aotearoa New Zealand.

This being a Very important place for New Zealanders, we thought we should go. I do agree that the Price is extremely high! But if you are a person who are interested in history, you ought to go. As English is not our primary language, we are Scandinavians, some of the displays were too “heavy” for us…also we found some rooms Way too dark….. Still I think it is a place you should visit…to get a little back ground

This is an experience well worth taking the time to explore. You will need to allow some time though for exploring. The tour very informative and well told by engaging guide. The museum’s well worth spending more time absorbing history. Tour takes 50 minutes and cultural experience 30 mins. Grounds well maintained and views spectacular. Cafe on ground though we were to late to sample fare. I wouldn’t go if raining though as tour mainly outside. Overall great experience for the whole family.

I’ve been to the waitangi treaty grounds once before (2020) and thought it was amazing, I decided to bring the kids back for a visit today and was impressed We did the tour, our guide Hemi was great, very knowledgeable and kept his talk interesting. The grounds are beautiful, such a lovely view and the museum is really well presented. I could easily spend all day here exploring if I was on my own. The kids (6 and 8) made use of the clipboard and questions and answer sheet with drawings to do which helped keep them engaged. The were rewarded at the end for completing it with a couple of lollies and a certificate which they were proud of. I think it’s such an important place for all New Zealanders to visit and a great experience for anyone from overseas

Overall we felt that the museums and the Māori cultural performance were fantastic. The tour guide we had though focused almost exclusively on the colonial aspect of the history and we felt it really missed the balance of the Māori perspective. Highly recommend visiting the grounds overall.

A must visit place if you want to learn something about the history of New Zealand. Heemi our very positive guide told us all about the history of his ancestors. Thank you Heemi for sharing all your knowledge with us. On this grounds the Treaty between the British crown and a large group of Maori tribes was signed. A waka was performed in the sacred Maori house. A great performance to watch! For the rest a beautiful collection of plants and trees. I very much enjoyed watching this all.