Māori traders can be seen on the right of Queen Street wharf and in the canoe to the left. Māori arrived in Auckland by canoe with goods for trade. Later, they used and owned coastal vessels to transport their goods to the Auckland market.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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B-078-012
Watercolour by W. S. Hatton
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