G<\/strong>rateful For This Experience.<\/p>\n Tangi Weepu, our Maori guide, is a beautiful soul and a living manifestation of Maori beliefs, culture, and spirituality.\u00a0 Even if we hadn\u2019t had the thrilling experience of the Aruhura River gifting us several gorgeous pieces of Pounamu and being taught by a master how to turn them into necklaces (which we did!), our time with Tangi would have been one of the most affecting and memorable experiences in New Zealand.<\/p>\n My wife and I would do this tour again tomorrow if we could.\u00a0 If your interest is limited to searching for and receiving greenstone from one of the most sacred rivers in New Zealand you will be rewarded.\u00a0 If you also want an immersion into the wisdom and deep connection the Maori have with their ancestors and the Aruhura you will be rewarded beyond what you can imagine.<\/p>\n I had very high expectations for this excursion, so high that as the day approached my wife started to worry that I was setting myself up for disappointment.\u00a0 But all my expectations were exceeded.\u00a0 No spoilers, but some of the ways of Maori thinking that Tangi explained to us have broadened our perception of the world and made it more alive and meaningful.<\/p>\n I\u2019m writing this review a few days after our Arahura adventure but I can still feel the ancient and healing flow of the river moving through me.<\/p>\n If get near hokatiki beach, on the west coast of island, we can really recommend this tour. It’s a whole Maori village that owns the river here help you can find the new zealanske jadesten. They keep some amazing personal tours. Searching for its own stones while a fea village tells of Maori culture ig tradition. Eske, kaya, Magnus and I had a tour all for ourselves with tangi. It was so great an experience, we went a long walk down through their city, out to the river where he helped us search. We followed the river to the beach where he had a little stenslibemaskine, so we could make our jade for jewelry. During the whole trip was tangi relaxed and pleasant and gave himself really good time for us\u00a0😊 T<\/strong>hank you enjoyed our visit.<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you \u00a0for the wonderful experience<\/p>\n W<\/strong>alking on the Arahura River with you and the dog listening, to the great stories, making the necklace, thank you for a great tour.<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you for a great trip and stories, a wonderful day at the beach<\/p>\n L<\/strong>ovely to \u00a0participate in some Maori culture while in New Zealand<\/p>\n O<\/strong>ne of the best activities was Greenstone tours, what a great insight into Maori culture and way of life, we walked and waded & talked and made jewellery for about 4 hours..brilliant!!\u00a0 Tangi Morrell was inspirational, we won’t forget him!<\/em><\/p>\n T<\/strong>angi thanks for this great morning<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you great spirit for your stories and gifts, I will take both far away for you<\/p>\n I<\/strong>t was a great experience, thank you very much<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you sharing your knowledge of Greenstone and Maori culture and welcoming me<\/p>\n on to your land I hope all is well in your future<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you for your beautiful look at Maori culture and Greenstone heritage<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you for your wonderful stories of Maori culture, we now have much more of an understanding of your lives. A really interesting afternoon<\/p>\n K<\/strong>ia ora Tangi this has been such a humbling experience and enjoyable. Good luck and all the best.<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you Tangi the greenstone found me!<\/p>\n A<\/strong>mazing day and awesome experience<\/p>\n T<\/strong>hank you for a wonderful heart warming experience. I loved it<\/p>\n We ask people who have been on our tours to \u00a0place comments in our guest book if they wish. We have selected some of their thoughts, so you can get an understanding of the tour experiences we offer through their words. We will be posting on facebook photos of the pages from our guest book […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297"}],"version-history":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":180,"date":"2015-11-10T23:14:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T23:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2015-11-10T23:14:27","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T23:14:27","slug":"180-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/180-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180"}],"version-history":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":12,"date":"2015-08-13T05:57:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T05:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2017-12-05T01:16:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T01:16:53","slug":"contact-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/contact-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact us"},"content":{"rendered":" Email us:<\/strong> info@greenstonetours.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n Tangi Weepu<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kaitiaki of Arahura Greenstone Tours Lead guide Tangi Weepu \u2013 Kaitiaki of Arahura Greenstone Tours<\/p><\/div>\n Links<\/strong><\/p>\n www.mountainjade.co.nz<\/a> \u2013\u00a0Greenstone jewellery made by NZ Artists <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Email us: info@greenstonetours.co.nz Tangi Weepu \u2013\u00a0Kaitiaki of Arahura Greenstone Tours Phone:\u00a0021 0239 4922 Greenstone Tours,\u00a0PO Box 317,\u00a0Hokitika,\u00a0New Zealand Links www.mountainjade.co.nz \u2013\u00a0Greenstone jewellery made by NZ Artists www.paramatalodge.co.nz \u2013 Luxury B&B accommodation near Hokitika www.wildernessgallery.co.nz \u2013\u00a0West Coast\u00a0fine art photography <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":10,"date":"2015-08-13T05:57:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T05:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2017-09-03T22:14:57","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T22:14:57","slug":"bookings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookings"},"content":{"rendered":" We operate our tours 7 days a \u00a0week. \u00a0Even when it is raining, \u00a0the river doesn’t have an issue with the rain and neither do we. Many people comment it is even more refreshing and special walking in the rain and being at one with the Arahura River as nature refreshes itself.<\/p>\n We have two types of tours<\/strong><\/p>\n Privates tours<\/strong><\/p>\n Private tours – these are arranged to suit both the customer and our guides time table and have the flexibility to cater for everyone’s needs, so are not restricted to set time slots. It is a matter of contacting us and making a suitable time.<\/p>\n Bus or \u00a0group tours<\/strong><\/p>\n These are pre organised well in advance to suit the bus or group tour itinerary. We have selected package tour operators we work with.<\/p>\n School group tours<\/strong><\/p>\n We have several packages that are reflective of the needs of school groups and work with the schools organising a tour to ensure that\u00a0we meet their\u00a0educational requirements whilst remaining true to our beliefs and culture.<\/p>\n Understanding our tour ethos<\/strong><\/p>\n Our tours do not have all the bells and whistles of a commercialised tour operation, as we believe this contradicts the integrity of what we are trying to achieve for the Arahura Pa and the direct descendants who either live on the Pa or nearby.<\/p>\n We are a traditional Pa and are proud of both our identity and customs that define who we are and are not into over commercialisation. What you see, is what you get. We are, who we are and proud to stand by our beliefs.<\/p>\n Our aim is to provide a pathway for self-sufficiency of our families and retain the true cultural identity of the Kati WaeWae Hapu.<\/p>\n Tours available:<\/strong> children under 5 free<\/p>\n Book direct<\/p>\n Contact us<\/a> to book directly.<\/p>\n Hokitika i-Site<\/strong> Greymouth i-Site<\/strong> We operate our tours 7 days a \u00a0week. \u00a0Even when it is raining, \u00a0the river doesn’t have an issue with the rain and neither do we. Many people comment it is even more refreshing and special walking in the rain and being at one with the Arahura River as nature refreshes itself. We have two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":8,"date":"2015-08-13T05:57:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T05:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2015-12-18T02:57:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T02:57:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":" With the support of\u00a0 Kaumatua\u00a0( elders)\u00a0 of Arahura Pa ( tribal village )\u00a0we are able to for the first time share with the public the last private river on \u00a0earth.<\/p>\n In New Zealand history every tribe has their own traditions for Pounamu \u00a0and it has become a treasure for all peoples, past and present.<\/p>\n For hundreds of years there have been many battles for the greenstone. Today Kati Waewae Hapu are the living descendants of those battles.<\/p>\n Pounamu was also made into tools and pendants, and these were traded for food and clothing, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the support of\u00a0 Kaumatua\u00a0( elders)\u00a0 of Arahura Pa ( tribal village )\u00a0we are able to for the first time share with the public the last private river on \u00a0earth. In New Zealand history every tribe has their own traditions for Pounamu \u00a0and it has become a treasure for all peoples, past and present. For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6,"date":"2015-08-13T05:57:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T05:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2017-05-25T01:52:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T01:52:56","slug":"photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos"},"content":{"rendered":" \u00a0 A picture paints a 1000 words and the selected photos provide a snapshot of how members of our guided tours parties enjoyed our unique experience offering. \u00a0Take the time to visit our facebook page to see the people who have taken one of our tours and let \u00a0the smiles on their faces share their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":4,"date":"2015-08-13T05:56:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T05:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2017-11-08T18:15:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T18:15:45","slug":"greenstone-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/greenstone-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenstone Tours"},"content":{"rendered":" You will begin at Arahura Bridge Heritage Park. \u00a0From there you will be guided through the Arahura Pa (Tribal village) and then on a journey along the Arahura River \u00a0while learning the history of the Kati Waewae Hapu.<\/p>\n Our guides will<\/strong><\/p>\n Refreshments will be provided at the end of our tour.<\/p>\n Our guided tours are an easy walk over flat ground and river stones.<\/p>\n But please be prepared to get your feet wet, however, this is all part of your Greenstone Tour Experience<\/p>\n Tours available:<\/strong> children under 5 free<\/p>\n You will begin at Arahura Bridge Heritage Park. \u00a0From there you will be guided through the Arahura Pa (Tribal village) and then on a journey along the Arahura River \u00a0while learning the history of the Kati Waewae Hapu. Our guides will Share their local knowledge with you, which includes the history of the region and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2,"date":"2015-08-13T01:15:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T01:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2017-07-20T00:26:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T00:26:50","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenstonetours.co.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":" Our Maori guides will share ancient legends and help you find New Zealand’s most coveted treasure, Greenstone, on a guided walk along the sacred Arahura River.<\/p>\n Your local guides have a unique connection to the Arahura river known as one of the richest sources of \u00a0Pounamu \u00a0and the local area that goes back many generations and enjoy sharing their knowledge and love of \u00a0Te tai o Poutini (West Coast) and the Arahura River.<\/p>\n You will be able to find small pieces of Pounamu (Greenstone), learn to carve this precious stone into a necklace, and keep this taonga (treasure) to cherish.<\/p>\n For the Kati Waewae tribe Pounamu is said to be a peace stone and a vessel for good things. However, there was a time when it was used as a weapon of war; now it is a peace stone once more.<\/p>\n Our Arahura Greenstone Tours operate all year round, weather permitting.<\/p>\n\n
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\n2 hours \u2013 $189 per \u00a0adult, $50 per child (under 13)
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