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Kōrero: Moriori

A replica wash-through raft

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A replica wash-through raft

The waka korari (wash-through raft) had a special construction to stop it capsizing in rough seas. Its base of inflated kelp and sides of bound reeds became partially submerged, giving the craft added stability.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: F.004324/03,04,07,08

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Denise Davis rāua ko Māui Solomon, Moriori – Moriori life, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1613/a-replica-wash-through-raft (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Denise Davis rāua ko Māui Solomon, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.