For the first time in 200 years a Hawaiian ritual called the "Kāli'i" was performed as more than 50,000 spectators bore witness at the homecoming of traditional voyaging canoe Hokule'a.
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Waka embarks on 12,000 km journey across Pacific
A new vessel was launched this week that will sail across the Pacific to Tāhiti, Hawai'i and the Marshall Islands where it will be gifted to the people there for educational, research and commercial purposes.
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NewsWaka returns to Ahuriri after confronting Amazon Warrior
Uri of Te Ikaroa aboard Te Matau-a-Māui have returned safely to the shores of Ahuriri this morning after spending three days in the tribals waters of Ngāti Kahungunu confronting the Amazon Warrior, the worlds largest seismic testing vessel.
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NewsWaka hourua intercepts the Amazon Warrior
The waka hourua Te Matau a Māui has reported it has intercepted the Amazon Warrior off the coast of Ngāti Kahungunu.
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Hawkes Bay installation teaches Polynesian navigation
Today the Hawkes Bays first giant size celestial Star Compass has opened at Waitangi Park in Napier. It's a project three years in the making and will be used to teach people about traditional navigation.
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Young women strive to become top navigators
Two young women are about to enter a male dominant arena. Teira Tohu and Hinerapa Rupuha are aiming to become one of New Zealand's fewest female master navigators. Heeni Brown caught up with them.
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Traditional waka experience is for everybody
In the Bay of Plenty, a new venture has been launched taking passengers on an ocean-going canoe voyage. They're paying to sail from Tauranga to Coromandel Harbour to experience the excitement of traditional sailing at sea.
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NewsHawaiki Rising Voyaging Trust take ancient seafaring to the people
In the Bay of Plenty, a new venture has been launched taking passengers on a week-long canoe voyage. The Hawaiki Rising Voyaging Trust is taking 10 passengers aboard the waka hourua, Hinemoana, on a maiden voyage from Tauranga to Coromandel Harbour.
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NewsResource released to promote cybersafety for rangatahi
The national Māori and Pasifika suicide prevention programme, Waka Hourua Leadership Group, has released a document it hopes will pave the way for new cybersafety programmes aimed at indigenous people.
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Waka leave for Rarotongan celebrations
Four waka prepare to leave on a 10-16 day journey from New Zealand to Rarotonga using only Polynesian traditional methods of navigation where they are guided solely by the conditions of the pacific ocean and the sky above.
