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'Maori war canoes racing'

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'Maori war canoes racing'
This watercolour by Horatio Robley was probably based on a sketch by Major Frederick Rice Stack depicting the Auckland Anniversary Day regatta, on Auckland Harbour in 1862. It shows both Māori and Pākehā watching the races, which at that time were important parts of the regatta.

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National Library of Australia

Reference: nla.pic-an10546174-22

by Horatio Gordon Robley

Permission of the National Library of Australia must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Greg Ryan, Sport and society – Ethnicity and gender in sport, 1860–1910, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/39392/maori-war-canoes-racing (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Greg Ryan, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012.