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Waka, episode 4: Tahiti s Freddie Tauotaha and the edge of old times
2 Feb, 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 Tahitian team leader, Freddie Tauotaha.
Click on the video above to watch episode 4
Freddie Tauotaha wept when he saw his father s unfinished va a.
The Tahitian master carver was in Whangārei for the Rātā waka symposium, which brought together waka carvers from Aotearoa and the Pacific.