Tane Mahuta Values

"Tane Mahuta is a small team who specializes in working with the local communities involved, providing both jobs and training in the construction of the lodges, thus directly benefiting the communities and giving them a real sense of pride in the lodge they helped construct.

We like our designs to complement the environment and be ecologically sensible, creative, with absolute minimum impact on the environment."


Grant Johnson
Tane Mahuta

Tane Mahuta - Lord of the Forest

Tane Mahuta refers to the largest kauri tree found in New Zealand. For a description of Tane Mahuta - Lord of the Forest, you can click this link to Wikipedia or link to the Kauri Museum site. The museum has kauri on display that is over 30 million years old.

Environmentlly Friendly Construction

Tane Mahuta Is Ecologically Sensible

Tane Mahuta designs lodges and resorts to complement the local environment. Our designs are ecologically sensible, creating absolute minimum impact on the environment.

Tane Mahuta can work in remote, challenging environments such as Northern Namibia. We have the ability to handle extremely challenging logistical projects efficiently, economically and in very short time frames.

Tane Mahuta - Upmarket Tourist Lodges

Tane Mahuta has many years experience in the construction and the running of upmarket tourist lodges. Tane Mahuta is based in Southern Africa, however we will accept lodge development contracts worldwide.

Our clients generally require 'turn key' projects, where Tane Mahuta handles the entire project from design through to opening day.