Our Adventures
Jul 14, 2023
Celebrating Matariki at Tohunga Tūmau
On the eve of Aotearoa New Zealand's Matariki, which for many Māori heralds the start of a new year, we joined our partners in the TUKU Maori Winemaker's Collective at an event like no other.
Apr 14, 2023
Meet New Zealand’s Māori winemakers
Singapore Airlines magazine, SilverKris, has featured the TUKU Māori Winemaker's Collective and spoke with our Sue.
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Jul 28, 2022
Taste Kitchen showcases NZ food and wine
With ancient practices of sustainability and care for nature at its core, Matariki holds time-honored cultural connections to the reaping of riches from the ocean and the earth.
Mar 18, 2022
People. Land. Wine.
In the April issue of NZ's North & South Magazine, our Marketing Manager, Bec Kyle, spoke with Tobias Buck about the Tiki Whānau and about how much all of those in it are integral to everything we do here.
Mar 10, 2022
We Are the Land, and the Land Is Us
Featured in the Feb/Mar edition of Wine Enthusiast magazine, wine writer and reviewer Christina Pickard talks about the place of the Māori language and culture in the New Zealand wine industry and how much this has progressed over the years.
Feb 21, 2022
Great Barrier Island - one of Aotearoa's treasures
Great Barrier Island (Aotea) here in New Zealand is a place we have returned to as a family many many times. So beautiful, it really is the ultimate escape, epitomising everything about New Zealand that we love.
Oct 13, 2021
McKean Family Tribute
In July 2021, at a gathering of the McKean clan, we celebrated significant milestones with the launch of two new wines in tribute to our parents (and grandparents) - Bill and Sally McKean.
Jul 26, 2021
Heliskiing the Arrowsmiths
Heading off for a day in Canterbury's Rakaia Gorge, together with family and friends, we spent the most stunning of days in the Arrowsmith Ranges with Methven Heliskiing.
Jun 21, 2021
Debbie Sparks and her Tiki whānau
In this article, New Zealand Winegrowers talk to Debbie Sparks, vineyard assistant manager, and her daughter Jarnieze, both integral members of the Tiki team.
May 15, 2021
Milford's Stunning Walk
In the South Island's Fiordland Native Park, the Milford Track has always been on our 'to do' list. A chance to spend time with our two girls, we joined family friends and headed off for a 4 day / 3 night trek into one of New Zealand's most renowned bush walks.
Dec 10, 2018
Waitomo Caves
The area is surrounded by lush forest filled with walking tracks, streams and waterfalls but go underground and a whole new world opens up. The caves were carved by underground streams pushing through the limestone over thousands of years.
May 1, 2017
Rafting the Mohikinui
Tumbling from the mountains and the Thousand Acre plateau, the Mokihinui River carves though impressive bedrock canyons and sub-tropical rain forest as it rushes to the Tasman Sea.