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Kōrero: Waka ama – outrigger canoeing

He waka ama tawhito, ki te Ana o Moncks

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Ancient outrigger, Moncks Cave

I kitea tēnei ama ki ngā ana o Mocks ki Ōtautahi i te tau 1889. Arā anō ngā taonga i tōna taha, arā, he hoe me tētahi tīheru e whakaarotia ana nō te rautau 1300. Kua purupuru oreoretia tēnei ama kia āhei te titi i ngā makatiti mō te tūhono ki te waka. Kua tata ngaro tēnei momo hangarau nō te taenga mai o te Pākehā.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Canterbury Museum

Reference: 19XX.1.1741

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, Waka ama – outrigger canoeing – Traditional waka ama, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/40456/ancient-outrigger-moncks-cave (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, i tāngia i te 12 February 2013.