Tag: Waka. Showing results 1 - 10 of 93
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NewsTārai Waka- Learn to love every process
By Waimanea Nuri, Te Rito journalism cadet. The revival of traditional Māori navigation and canoe construction is emerging through rangatahi Māori.
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Sir Hector Busby’s waka traverses the moana again led by his nieces
By Michael Cugley, Te Rito journalism cadet. The waka hourua of the late Sir Hekenukumai Busby is taking sail again but this time his descendants are trimming the sails.
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Renowned navigator remembered in film
He built over 50 waka, sailed more than 30,000 miles and revitalised traditional ocean voyages by Māori.
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Dutch kaitiaki paddles waka into tikanga Māori
Koos Wabeke is a kaitiaki for 'Te Hono ki Aotearoa', the 27th waka built by the late Sir Hector Busby.
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Northland iwi mourn esteemed kaumātua Wiremu Wiremu
Iwi and hapū across Northland mourn the loss of esteemed kaumātua, Wiremu Wiremu.
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30 year wait over for wāhine paddlers
For the first time in nearly 30 years, women paddled on the prestigious Ngātokimatawhaorua.
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Top of the South Iwi relaunch their waka traditions
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui have each launched new waka in a bid to share the knowledge of their ancestors by training their whānau how to paddle.
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World's paddlers arrive in Rarotonga for Vaka Eiva Festival
The 16th annual Vaka Eiva Cook Islands paddling festival starts this weekend in Rarotonga. Hundreds of paddlers from around the world are set to compete, alongside locals, at the island's biggest sporting event.
