Rotorua Maori Heartland

Millenium Hotel Rotorua is perfectly situated in the heart of the city by the lake and the Polynesian Spa. Five levels of superb accommodation offer a wide variety of scenic views over Lake Rotorua, Government Gardens and the hotel's own native garden courtyard.

227 rooms have Sky TV, minibar, tea & coffee making facilities, iron & ironing board and hairdryers and six ground floor rooms have private patio spa pools. Other facilities include bar, restaurant, heated swimming pool, day spa with sauna, private and gymnasium. In-house massages and beauty therapies available at The Spa.

Enjoy a buffet dinner at the Restaurant Nikau, the Millenium Hotel Rotorua's in-house restaurant. A full buffet breakfast is also included each morning.

Restaurant Nikau

Restaurant Nikau has set standards in innovative cuisine with dinner menus that endorse the uniqueness of New Zealand produce.

With its dynamic interior design, the restaurant reflects the hotel’s commitment to excellence. Restaurant Nikau will seat up to 70 guests, and is open for lunch and dinner.

Chris Bell - Millennium’s own Celebrity Chef, is the restaurant's Executive Chef, and when he isn’t designing menus and overseeing the Millennium kitchens you’ll probably find him in front of a camera, rushing off to another global food promotion or being interviewed on radio.  Chris’ 25-year career has seen his food style influenced by the countries in which he has worked. Restaurant Nikau’s menu reflects his style and incorporates the indigenous flavours of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Maori-performance at a Marae with Hangi feast

The Rotorua Story...

Journey of Ages, set in Rotorua, is the first story in The Chronicles of Uitara tale.

It is a time long before European have arrived in New Zealand. The still-new Maori culture is developing its own unique rituals and traditions. Maori tribes are being formed, land is being claimed and warfare is rife.

It is in this context that you and your fellow guests will approach the ancient Maori forest village of Ngati Tama and, guided by The Storyteller, you will come face to face with a revered sect of Maori warriors. Here, you meet Uitara IV. Though still a young man, he has become famous throughout the land for his physical prowess. Uitara is ambitious and hungry for war, so when news arrives that the fearless warlord Te Ao Huri is en route and recruiting Maori warriors for a rampage in to the South, Uitara IV is eager to enlist.

You’ll share in ancient ceremonies of welcome and of farewell, and experience the lifestyles and warrior traditions of pre-European times.

This is an amazing re-enactment - based on a true story, real characters and actual events over 3.5 hours every night, culminating in a traditional and delicious Hangi feast

Includes:Tour pick up and return to hotel.

Half day sightseeing tour with Te Puia, Maori Arts & Craft Institue, Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Agrodome Sheep Show

Experience Te Puia, a place of Maori culture and a thermal wonderland of impressive geysers and boiling mud pools. Explore Rainbow Springs Nature Park, which showcases native flora and fauna as well as the New Zealand Kiwi. Then see NZ's agricultural industry in action with a sheep shearing display and sheep dog trials at the Agrodome.

Includes: Tour pick up and return to hotel.