FREE RAUMATI ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE WHĀNAU!
Raumati doesn’t have to break the bank! Here are some free activities you can do across the motu. Whether you’ll be at home or away, there is something for the whole whānau!
Wherever you are across the motu:
- Enjoy a BBQ at your whare or at one of the many public BBQ spots. You can find these near popular beaches and parks.
- Take a hīkoi (walk) around a town or city near you and view the street art, there are so many great ones around the motu!
- Museums – there are some awesome free museums and historic buildings in many New Zealand towns, have a google for what’s near you.
- Browse the shelves of your local library, then find a cozy spot to read and relax.
- Visit your local swimming hole to cool off. Whether this is a beach, river, or paddling pool, remember to always supervise your tamariki. Check out safeswim.org.nz/ to find information on water quality and swimming conditions at your favourite spots.
- Explore your regional and local parks. Most councils will have a website, so have a google and see what’s near you. AllTrails is a good website for finding walks for all abilities.
- Enjoy local buskers or performances.
- Watch a free outdoor movie – St Johns in Te Whanganui-a-Tara , Little High Eatery in Ōtautahi =, all have free events.
- Arts and crafts with leftover Christmas paper, cardboard, and bits around the house.
- Pitch a tent in the backyard. This can be a fun way to have a holiday without the cost.
If you’re travelling the motu check out these epic free activities:
- Watch two oceans meet at Cape Reinga – Watch the Tasman Sea meeting the Pacific Ocean at 165 meters above sea level.
- Explore Ambury Regional Park – Located on the shore of Manukau Harbour this sprawling park is the perfect place to spend a day filled with fun, sun, and fresh air. It’s a working farm with pigs, goats, chickens, sheep, cows, and peacocks!
- Climb Mount Maunganui – From the top of this extinct volcano you will enjoy a 360-degree views which span the entire length of the Bay of Plenty. Afterwards, take a dip in the sea and relax on the white sand beach at Mount Maunganui’s Main Beach.
- Hot Pools at Hot Water Beach – The water at Hot Water Beach in The Coromandel is like a bath. Natural thermal springs run under the sand between the high- and low-tide mark, and you can dig yourself a hot pool.
- Enjoy the Rere Rockslide – Just outside the iconic surf town of Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa Gisborne, Rere Rockslide is New Zealand’s first waterslide. Carved over thousands of years it’s become a stunning natural waterpark.
- Ōhinemutu Māori Village – Connect with the culture, people, history, and landscape that have made Rotorua-nui-a-Kahu Matamōmoe the incredible place it is today. Ōhinemutu Village was settled by the Ngāti Whakaue iwi .
- Visit Te Papa Tongarewa – Situated in the Capital, this museum has something for everyone, from precious Māori and Pacific treasures to the colossal squid and the national art collection.
- Tour Pics Peanut Butter Factory – Visit the home of all things Pic’s Peanut Butter in Whakatū Nelson. The tours are a delight for the senses; see it being made, and smell the peanuts being freshly roasted!
- Walk between the rugged land of ice and rock on the Hooker Valley Track at Aoraki – Along the way you will cross swingbridges and encounter icebergs, glaciers and majestic mountains that will have you reaching for your camera at every turn.
- Visit the steepest street in the world! At a slope of more than 1:5, Ōtepoti Dunedin has the steepest street in the world. Walk the 350m to the top and see where the Jaffa race takes place.
- Pop into Wanaka’s Blue Pools – A short walk from the Haast Highway, in Mount Aspiring National Park, are the Blue Pools with some of the bluest water the world has to offer, it’s so clear you can often see New Zealand’s famous brown and rainbow trout migrating.
- Chase Fiordland’s Waterfalls – Mountains and waterfalls tumble hundreds of meters into massive fiords here – hence the name Fiordland. The area is renowned for its spectacular scenery and walks throughout the Milford and Doubtful Sounds.
For more free events check out https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/whatson/events/new-zealand/upcoming/price/free
For our Ngāi Tahu whānau, we have a discount on the Ngāi Tahu Tourism products across the motu including, the Agrodome, Hukafalls Jet, Shotover Jet, Dart River Adventures and more. Join our Facebook Group ‘Whai Rawa Wāhine‘ to find out how to redeem the discount.
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