Story: Waikato region

Te Winika

Te Winika

The historic waka (canoe) Te Winika, seen here on the Waikato River in 1971, was restored by a team of carvers led by Piri Poutapu in the 1930s. Poutapu, who had a carving school at Tūrangawaewae marae, researched Waikato carving styles and carved the bow, figurehead, sternpost and sides. In 1973 the Māori queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, gifted Te Winika to Waikato Museum.

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Waikato region - Arts, culture and heritage', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/27183/te-winika (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, updated 1 Jul 2015