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Outrigger, Te Kaha

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Outrigger, Te Kaha

At Te Kaha, a centre for Te Whānau-ā-Apanui people, a crew practise their paddling technique in a waka ama (outrigger canoe).

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Ōpōtiki–Cape Runaway coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5749/outrigger-te-kaha (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.