Ngi Tahu Tourism

At Ngi Tahu Tourism, our purpose is to make the connection with our customers, through our people, to our place and to Ngi Tahu. We are one of the largest tourism operators in Aotearoa (New Zealand), hosting more than one million customers a year across our 12 iconic businesses. These include Shotover Jet, Guided Walks New Zealand, Dart River Adventures, Franz Josef Glacier Guides, Franz Josef Glacier Hot Pools, Hukafalls Jet, Agrodome, Rainbow Springs and Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters. We are also a 50 percent owner in the famous astro-tourism experience Dark Sky Project. We are owned by Ngi Tahu, the biggest iwi by population in Te Waipounamu (the South Island). Ngi Tahu has over 60,000 registered members, making us one of the largest whnau-owned businesses in Aotearoa. We take great pride in warmly welcoming manuhiri (visitors) to our experiences. Manaakitanga (hospitality) is one of the core values that drives the way we do business. As hosts, we care for our customers and our team as our own whnau. Our tourism roots extend back to when our ancestors were the guides for many of the first European explorers. Tourism allows us to host manuhiri, reconnect with ng awa (rivers), ng maunga (mountains) and te moana (the sea), and provide lasting memories for our customers. Through our story-telling based experiences, Dart River Adventures, Hollyford Track and Franz Josef Glacier Guides, we are also able to share one of our tribes most precious treasures the stories of our traditions. Nia te mihi kau, nia te maioha e rere ana ki a koutou, kai te mihi atu r. Greetings and salutations to you all. Mori, the indigenous people of New Zealand (Aotearoa), first arrived in waka unua (double hulled voyaging canoes) from Hawaiki more than 600 years ago. Mori connections with the land, mountains and water of New Zealand, are steeped in history going right back to the traditional accounts of creation. The South Island creation account tells of the ancient atua, or demi-god, Aoraki ,who, with his brothers, came down from ...