Waka, episode 2: Moment of truth for NZ waka carver Billy Harrison

Waka, episode 2: Moment of truth for NZ waka carver Billy Harrison
31 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
6 minutes to read
By: Simone Kaho
The Herald, E-Tangata and Tawera Productions have joined forces to bring you Waka, a six-part online video series which traces the cultural revival of traditional canoe building skills through four teams from across the Pacific. Today Simone Kaho meets the Aotearoa team leader, Billy Harrison.
Click on the video above to watch episode 2
It's the second week of the Rātā carving symposium in Whangārei which has brought together waka carvers from Aotearoa and the Pacific.
I'm watching as the Aotearoa team levers the body of their waka from the trunk of the poplar tree they've been working on.

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