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Mahika Kai Trust
Keen to visit Te Kōawa Tūroa o Takitimu?
Why not book our stunning lodge or comfortable self-contained two-bedroom apartment?
Taking bookings from 1st December 2025.
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Did you know Te Waiau Mahika Kai Trust has a stunning lodge and a cosy two-bedroom apartment, nestled at the base of the Takitimu maunga?
From 1 December 2025, we’re excited to once again manage bookings for our accommodation at Te Kōawa Tūroa o Takitimu, a taoka site of great significance to Kāi Tahu whānui.
We have a lodge that sleeps 26 and a 2 bedroom apartment that sleeps 4.
Te Waiau Mahika Kai Trust, in partnership with Te Anau Waitangi Day Charitable Trust, are holding a Matariki Weaving Wānanga (weekend weaving workshop) at Te Kōawa Tūroa o Takitimu Lodge on the 14th-15th June 2025.
Read our Annual Report 2023-24 to find out more about our achievements over the last year.
Te Waiau Mahika Kai Trust, in partnership with Te Anau Waitangi Day Charitable Trust, are holding a Matariki Weaving Wānanga (weekend weaving workshop) at Te Kōawa Tūroa o Takitimu Lodge on the 21st to 23rd June 2024.
Our Te Taiao Wānanga is aimed at whānau who want to help with our Mahinga Kai Restoration project, connect with others, and reconnect with their ancestral lands
Join us at this community intiative where weavers can come together and practice raranga/flax weaving.