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    • Rights: Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327) Reference: EP/1998/0365/33Photograph by Melanie Burford Published 2 May 2011 Size: 40 KB Referencing Hub media

    Hekenukumai Puhipi (usually known as Hector Busby) who designed Te Aurere waka using information from traditional stories and his own ideas. Te Aurere is shown in the background.

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      Waka revival

      Waka is the Māori word for canoe. Māori ancestors were great canoe builders, navigators and sailors. Thousands of years ago, Māori ancestors left South-East Asia, moving into Oceania (Micronesia ...

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      Rediscovering traditional Māori navigation

      Recently, there has been renewed interest in understanding how Polynesian peoples navigated the Pacific. Teams of people have built waka (canoes) using traditional designs and sailed them long ...

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