Standing at 1,753m, Hikurangi is our sacred mountain that is the first in the world to greet the morning sun. Our pepeha is Hikurangi te maunga, Waiapu te awa, Ngāti Porou te iwi, Hikurangi the mountain, Waiapu the river, Ngāti Porou the iwi. It is the resting place of Nukutaimemeha, the great canoe upon which Maui fished up Te Ika a Maui, the North Island. Enjoy the mana, the mauri and this iconic experience.