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Kōrero: Canoe navigation

Hoe nō Te Moananui-a-Kiwa

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A canoe paddle from the Pacific

Ko te hoe te kaiwhakatere i te nui rawa atu o ngā waka ririki kei Te Moananui-a-Kiwa. Ko ngā waka nunui ake ka puta ki te moana nui, i taea ēnei te hoe, te neke rānei mā te hau. I whakamahia anōtia ngā hoe hei urungi i te waka. Kei ngā waka ama iti, mā te tangata kei muri rawa e tohu i te waka me tana hoe. I ngā waka nui ake, ka whakamahia he hoe rahi hei urungi i te waka.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: F.003617/09

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rāwiri Taonui, Canoe navigation – Waka – canoes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/2217/hoe-no-te-moananui-a-kiwa (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009.