Robin Roberts explores Maori traditions in New Zealand

The “GMA” co-host visits Te Puia, a cultural center on the site of an ancient village that has great significance to the indigenous people in New Zealand.
1:34 | 02/02/23

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♪ ♪ >>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR "PLAY OF THE DAY" MR. AND IT'S A VERY SPECIAL EDITION THIS MORNING FROM NEW ZEALAND. WE WANT TO GO RIGHT BACK TO ROBIN IN ROTORUA. WE MISS YOU SO MUCH BUT I KNOW THIS IS THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME AND IT IS GORGEOUS THERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S PITCH DARK. >> YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP. I WAS HERE EARLIER IN THE DAY. IT MIGHT BE EVEN MORE BREATHTAKING AT NIGHT. I AM HERE AT TE PUIA, A CULTURAL CENTER WHERE TRADITIONS ARE SHARED. I MET A COUPLE FROM UTAH EARLIER TODAY. IT IS ON THE SITE OF AN ANCIENT VILLAGE IN A GEOTHERMAL VALLEY WITH GREAT DECISION TO THE PEOPLE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. THE NAME COMES FROM THE WORD FOR SPRING AND YOU CAN SEE THE NATURAL HOT SPRINGS AND STEAM VENTS HERE AND THEY'RE ALL LIT UP. I LEARNED ALL ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS CULTURE FROM THE DANCING TO THE ARTS AND WE'RE EVEN GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO COOK IN ONE OF THOSE GEYSERS. WE GOT A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS MORNING. THE DANCERS HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFUL ALL MORNING LONG. JUST -- THEY'RE TELLING A STORY THROUGH THEIR BODIES, THROUGH THEIR MOVEMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. LARA, I KNOW YOU HAD "PLAY OF THE DAY" AND I HAD A GLACIER FACIAL. NOW I'M GETTING THE GEYSER FACIAL. I'M BENJAMIN BUTTON. I'M JUST MOVING BACKWARDS IN AGE. IT JUST TAKES YEARS OFF

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