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Story: Canoe navigation

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Waka – canoes

  3. Ocean voyaging

  4. Locating land

  5. Decline and renaissance of canoe voyaging

  6. Recent voyaging

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Waka – canoes

Pacific migrations

Pacific migrations

Outriggers of New Guinea

Outriggers of New Guinea

A Fijian ndrua

A Fijian ndrua (1st of 2)

A Fijian ndrua in full sail

A Fijian ndrua in full sail (2nd of 2)

Early Pacific Island canoes

Early Pacific Island canoes (1st of 3)

‘Canoe of Otahaite’

‘Canoe of Otahaite’ (2nd of 3)

Tongiaki in Tongatapu, Tonga

Tongiaki in Tongatapu, Tonga (3rd of 3)

Club Med, contemporary double-hulled yacht

Club Med, contemporary double-hulled yacht (1st of 2)

Club Med off Stephens Island

Club Med off Stephens Island (2nd of 2)

A canoe paddle from the Pacific

A canoe paddle from the Pacific

From page 2 - Ocean voyaging

Māori star compass

Māori star compass

Navigating by the stars

Navigating by the stars

Using a canoe as a compass

Using a canoe as a compass

From page 3 - Locating land

Gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers

Gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers

Humpback whale, Cook Strait

Humpback whale, Cook Strait

Whales in Māori art

Whales in Māori art (1st of 2)

Paikea, the whale rider

Paikea, the whale rider (2nd of 2)

Replica navigation chart

Replica navigation chart

From page 4 - Decline and renaissance of canoe voyaging

Rock drawing

Rock drawing

The Hōkūle‘a, 1985

The Hōkūle‘a, 1985

Journey of the Hōkūle‘a

Journey of the Hōkūle‘a

From page 5 - Recent voyaging

Te Au-o-Tonga and Te Aurere off the East Coast, 2000

Te Au-o-Tonga and Te Aurere off the East Coast, 2000

Crew member Jason Poata with Te Au-o-Tonga

Crew member Jason Poata with Te Au-o-Tonga

Carving the Hawaiki-nui

Carving the Hawaiki-nui

Tuia 250 flotilla, 2019

Tuia 250 flotilla, 2019

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/canoe-navigation/media (accessed 30 March 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005

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