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Thirty years ago, a crew of rangatahi led by Hekenukumai Busby set sail on a bold voyage of rediscovery to Rarotonga and back, rekindling a knowledge which had been lost while also proving a point. They left from Te Tai Tokerau on a double-hulled canoe named Te Aurere, a 60 foot waka hourua made of kauri logs lashed together with a large mast protruding from the centre. ....
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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. ....