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Ngatokimatawhaorua - The Biography of a Waka by Jeff Evans
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
Ngatokimatawhaorua, the longest waka taua to be built in modern times, is a national taonga and resides at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi. The inspiration for its construction came from Te Puea Harangi's dream to build seven waka for the 1940 centennial commemorations of the signing of the Treaty of Wai ...Show more
Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand by Jeff Evans
42.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
The Polynesian navigator Kupe is credited with the discovery of the land his expedition named Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud. How did he and the many canoes that followed find their way without modern navigational techniques through perilous seas in wooden canoes? By examining myth, star charts ...Show more
Waka Taua: The Maori War Canoe by Jeff Evans
35.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
A Maori war canoe being paddled at full speed is an awesome sight. Thanks to the renaissance in canoe building, more and more traditional waka taua are on the waterways, and feature in major events like the Queen's Jubilee. Waka Taua gives a concise introduction to all aspects of the war canoe: its hist ...Show more
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