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To mark the closing of the exhibition He Kaupapa Waka, Tamahou Temara hosted a panel talk with key figures in the waka community.
Watch the livestreamed panel talk facilitated by Tamahou Temara with waka knowledge holders Joe Conrad, Stan Conrad, Robert Gabel, Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, Billy Harrison, and Martin Bercic, and learn how they paved the way for waka revival.
The panel talk reflected on where the waka revival movement is now, what the future holds, and the creation of the exhibition He Kaupapa Waka.
Hear from the knowledge holders of traditional navigation in Aotearoa New Zealand as they discuss the ageless science that has sustained deliberate exploration of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the vast Pacific Ocean, in ocean-going waka.
The original crew from the waka hourua (double-hulled canoe) Te Aurere recall its 1992 voyage to Rarotonga, which would chart the course for future voyaging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The navigation of the Pacific by waka hourua | double-hulled sailing waka is one of the great achievements of human technology. This exhibition celebrates the mātauranga of celestial navigation that enabled these extraordinary voyages.
On now
Long-term exhibition
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
