About aMAZEme

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Good, old-fashioned fun!

Opened in January 2010, aMAZEme is 1.4 kilometres of winding hedge lined pathways take you to the centre of the maze. You are bound to get lost and are guaranteed to have loads of fun finding your way.

The object of the maze is to find your way to the centre. Once in the maze you will find openings in the hedge which you may or may not choose to go through. At some places along the path are permanent blocks, which means you will have to retrace your steps if you wish to progress further. Directly ahead as you enter the maze are a series of one-way doors, which can only be opened from inside. These are for a quick exit from the centre or from any path.

At aMAZEme your children will delight in many large scale board games, old school lawn games and a playhouse full of dress ups.

It all began in 2005...

aMAZEme is owned and operated by the Jensen family. We are focussed on providing good old fashioned fun for families at an affordable price.

In 2005, 1400 Escallonia shrubs (a small leaved evergreen) were grown from cuttings. Transplanted onto the maze site in December 2007, they have quickly grown to a height of 1.8 metre allowing this new venture to open 6 months ahead of schedule.

aMAZEme is constructed from immaculately pruned, head high escallonia hedge. It takes 2 professional maze gurus and 10 days between the hours of 6am – 10am to completely cut the hedge, it is a process that had turned into a fine art as the clean up is a challenge.

Peer Jensen based aMAZEme on the original idea of Bob and Carol Gee who owned the Fairbank maze until it was demolished in 2002. They too had a similar idea of “good old fashioned fun.” Where families of all sizes could gather and enjoy a day out for an affordable price.

Peer Jensen, owner of aMAZEme planting the hedge.

Axel

Cool place, would recommend if you are visiting Rotorua, we will be back again! Good value for money.

Rotorua Local

Fun activities to keep kids, teens and adults entertained for hours. Staff are friendly as well.

Amelia

Such a fabulous place, it is great for families and has something for everyone. Rotorua tourist activities can be so expensive but they were well priced and even had a locals discount. It is beautifully maintained and the staff were so lovely and insightful. I loved it here, definitely will be recommending to family and friends! It’s a hidden gem in Rotorua, make sure you visit!

Michael Ericksen

Had a great day here, the staff were friendly and helpful! There was so much more onsite than I expected with games and activities scattered around the outside of the maze, definitely will be coming back.

Bob Rika

Great service, amazing staff, fun time with mates, highly recommend to others

Georgia Mecchia

Great pricing, amazing staff, variety of experiences highly recommend

Wiremu Herewini

Great pricing, even better customer service, great day out for kids and family’s, also has a great variety of games. The maze was hard but definitely good fun. Definitely worth coming!

Fatehjit Singh

Amazing place. Lots of games to play before heading into the maze.

Pelvian Borges

Amazing activity to do on a weekend getaway