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.
ExhibitionsOn now
Manu Rere MoanaPacific Voyagers
Ko te whakatere waka hourua i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, he pikinga poutama nā te ira tangata.
I tēnei whakaaturanga ka whakanuia ngā mātauranga tuku iho o te waka hourua i taea ai te pōkai i te moana tuauriuri.
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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.
When | Āhea
Long-term exhibition
Where | Ki hea
Mana Whenua, Level 4
Cost | Te utu
Free with museum entry
Accessibility | E wātea ana ki
wheelchair accessible
variable lighting
no photography
large projection has occasional lightning effects
Kei te pū o Manu Rere Moana ko ngā oha tuku a Tā Hekenukumai Ngāiwi Busby, arā a Hek Busby, rāua ko Mau Piailug o Satawal, Maikoronihia. I ngā tau o 1980 ahu atu ki ngā tau 90, ka hikaia anō e rāua te mātauranga tuku iho o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa kia hua mai ko te haerenga o Te Aurere i raro i te awe o Hekenukumai ki Rarotonga, i te tau 1992.
Kei konei te tauira kotahi-hautoru o Te Aurere nā Hek Busby anō i tārai, te hoe urungi waka, tae atu ki te tauihu me te taurapa whakairo nā Tāmaki Paenga Hira i taurewa mai. Ko ngā oro me ngā ataata he pohewa tērā ko koe tonu pea ka rere ki ngā au o te moana.
He pūhoutanga tēnei nā tērā o ngā whakaaturanga uki o Te Papa. I runga anō i te awe o te hapori waka, he tohu tēnei pūhoutanga o ngā oha tuku iho a Tā Hekenukumai, i mate rā i te tau 2019, me te whakanui anō i ngā mātauranga tuku iho ki ngā tupuranga o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.
Nā ngā tohunga whakatere waka, nā Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, nā Stan Conrad, nā Jack Thatcher hoki ngā tohungatanga o te whakaaturanga i ārahi, rātou katoa he tāura i mua nā Hekenukumai. Ko Stan me Jack he kaumoana taketake o Te Aurere.
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Watch: Panel discussion – Te Aurere’s maiden voyage
The original crew from the waka hourua (double-hulled canoe) Te Aurere recall its 1992 voyage to Rarotonga, which would chart the course for future voyaging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Watch: Panel discussion – The art of traditional navigation
Hear from the knowledge holders of traditional navigation in Aotearoa New Zealand as they discuss the ageless science that has sustained deliberate exploration of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the vast Pacific Ocean, in ocean-going waka.
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