Ohinemutu

Ohinemutu is a charmingly ramshackle lakeside Maori village that traces the fusing of European and Maori cultures. The historic St Faith’s Anglican Church is intricately decorated with Maori carvings, tukutuku (woven panels), painted scrollwork and stained-glass windows. One window features an image of Christ wearing a Maori cloak as he appears to walk on the waters of Lake Rotorua. Opposite the church is Tama-te-kapua Meeting House, built in 1905 and named for the captain of the Arawa canoe. This sacred meeting house for Te Arawa people is not open to visitors but can be admired from the outside.