Waka hourua
Find out about navigating the Pacific, the knowledge revival of building of waka hourua (double-hulled vessels) and navigation, and sharing the mātauranga (Māori knowledge) and experiences in the process.
Te Aurere Iti – he mea hanga mō te puaretanga o Te PapaTe Aurere Iti – built for the opening of Te Papa
He tauira a Te Aurere Iti, ko tōna iti, he hautoru o te nui o te waka hourua o Te Aurere. I tāraingia e Hekenukumai Busby tēnei waka mō te whakatuwheratanga o Te Papa i te tau 1997.
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Te Aurere Iti is a scale replica that is one third of the size of the waka hourua Te Aurere. It was built by Hekenukumai Busby for the 1997 official opening of Te Papa.
Nā tōna maka i a Te Aurere Iti ki roto i te whare taonga, ka āhei ia ki te whāki i ngā kōrero hautupua o Te Aurere me te tūhono i te tangata ki ō rātou tūpuna. Ko Te Aurere Iti tonu te kaiwhakaatu i te manuhiri ki ngā mātauranga atamai a ngā tūpuna ki te whakawhiti i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa i runga waka hourua.
Ko ngā kaimahi o Te Papa me ngā kaihoe e hoe ana i a Te Aurere Iti ki te whakatuwheratanga o Te Papa i Te Whanganui-a-Tara, 1997. Nā Te Papa
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Waka hourua Te Aurere Iti on Collections Online
Te Aurere iti is a small (about one-third size) replica of the modern waka hourua (double-hulled voyaging canoe) Te Aurere. Te Aurere iti was built especially for our Mana Whenua exhibition.
Manu Rere Moana
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.
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Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
