Waka Hourua Waka Hourua

    Waka Hourua Waka Hourua

    Maori name for a double-hulled voyaging canoe. Maori adapted Polynesian waka building knowledge to the big trees they found in New Zealand.

    He waka o te Maori ka tarai ki nga rakau i Aotearoa, a, e whai ana i nga tikanga o nga tipuna i Hawaiki.

    Tipairua Tipairua

    Tipairua Tipairua

    A Tahitian variety of double-hulled canoe, with stately upwards-arching prow.

    He waka no Tahiti, he momo waka hourua. Ko te tauihu, ka toro totika ki te rangi.

    'Alia Alia

    'Alia Alia

    A Samoan variety of canoe, with two different sized hulls. The shorter hull aided manoeuvrability.

    He waka no Hamoa, e rua nga momo takere. Ka mama ake te neke o te waka i te iti o te takere.

    Assembling the Hulls

    Honoa Te Takere

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    Choose a hull configuration for your waka. Because different islands developed their own hull designs, a range of waka with distinctive silhouettes sailed the Pacific.

    Te ahua o to waka. Kei ia iwi o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa o ratou ake ahua.

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