"Earlier this year at Te Matatini I met Professor Gang Hoan Jeong, who founded the Boryeong Mud Festival 20 years ago. Professor Jeong is currently on sabbatical here and is working with the Rotorua Lakes Council on the development of the new Mudtopia event in December.
"The Te Arawa group is travelling to Korea by invitation of the Boryeong and Hadong City Governments, with $44,000 support from New Zealand's Cultural Diplomacy International Programme as well as from the International Festival and Events Association Korea Branch (IFEA)," Ms Barry said.
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick and cultural ambassador councillor Trevor Maxwell are also attending the Boryeong Mud Festival.
Rotorua MP Todd McClay said the festival attracted 4 million visitors across two weeks last year.
"It's significant that Rotorua is represented at these huge festivals attended by impressive numbers of Koreans and other tourists. This is a fantastic opportunity for the group to showcase their talents as well as gain valuable international exposure for Rotorua," Mr McClay said.
"More than 60,000 Koreans visited New Zealand over the last 12 months. Many came to our region, and Te Arawa's performances will help expose even more Koreans to the unique culture of New Zealand's most beautiful place - Rotorua."