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Story: Waka – canoes

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Pacific origins

  3. Waka in New Zealand

  4. Waka taua

  5. Waka tētē

  6. Other types of waka

  7. Moriori waka

  8. Waka equipment

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Pacific origins

Māui fishes up the North Island

Māui fishes up the North Island

Waka tīwai

Waka tīwai (1st of 3)

Outrigger canoes

Outrigger canoes (2nd of 3)

Polynesian double hull

Polynesian double hull (3rd of 3)

Pacific migration

Pacific migration

Mau Piailug, navigator

Mau Piailug, navigator

Hekenukumai Busby

Hekenukumai Busby

From page 2 - Waka in New Zealand

Kauri tree

Kauri tree

Constructing a waka

Constructing a waka (1st of 3)

Moving the logs

Moving the logs (2nd of 3)

Hauling the waka

Hauling the waka (3rd of 3)

From page 3 - Waka taua

Waka in Viaduct Harbour

Waka in Viaduct Harbour

Te Toki-a-Tāpiri

Te Toki-a-Tāpiri (1st of 3)

Ngātokimatawhaorua

Ngātokimatawhaorua (2nd of 3)

Waka taua

Waka taua (3rd of 3)

Waka taua carvings

Waka taua carvings (1st of 3)

Sternposts

Sternposts (2nd of 3)

Haumi kokomo

Haumi kokomo (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Waka tētē

Fishing canoe

Fishing canoe

Launching a canoe

Launching a canoe

From page 5 - Other types of waka

Waka tīwai

Waka tīwai (1st of 2)

Hurdle race

Hurdle race (2nd of 2)

Northland canoes

Northland canoes

Double raft

Double raft

Mōkihi

Mōkihi

From page 6 - Moriori waka

Waka kōrari

Waka kōrari

From page 7 - Waka equipment

Paddles

Paddles (1st of 2)

Paddle handles

Paddle handles (2nd of 2)

On the Whanganui River

On the Whanganui River (1st of 2)

Poling upstream

Poling upstream (2nd of 2)

Anchor

Anchor

Bailer

Bailer

How to cite this page:

Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/waka-canoes/media (accessed 30 March 2023)

Story by Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, published 12 Jun 2006

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