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A Fisherman and His Son Noticed Strange Pieces of Wood on a Beach. They Turned Out to Be Fragments of a Polynesian Canoe
The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...
Father and son’s beach find may be NZ’s greatest archaeological discovery
What began as a routine search for wood by a Rēkohu (Chatham Islands) father and son has led to one of New Zealand’s most ...
Archaeology10d
Rare Canoe Found on New Zealand Beach
The New Zealand Herald reports that a father and son duo combing a local beach for wood may have made one of the most important discoveries in New Zealand history. The pair came across strange-looking ...
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Family Finds Remains of a Traditional MāOri Canoe on an Island, Experts Say It Was Used for Fishing and River Travel
Researchers have recently found remnants of an important Maori artifact on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. The artifact is a waka canoe used by a group for fishing and river voyages, stated ...
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Kaupapa waka changed Dutch paddler's life
The origins of the waka exchange between the Netherlands and New Zealand date back to 2002 when Te Papa requested the repatriation of a mokomokai - a preserved Maori head - from Museum Volkenkunde ...
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Six Ways to Experience Māori Culture
Māori culture features prominently, from artwork, to a marae (meeting house), to a waka (large canoe-like watercraft). Guided tours are available, and general admission is free. Located on the ...
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New Zealand's Maori chiefs anoint new queen
Maori citizens are much more likely than other ... honour and by members of the New Zealand military. A fleet of four “waka” – long, decorated war canoes – carried his body to Mount ...