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We learnt that there are heaps of different types of Waka.

battle (the largest waka – waka taua)

fishing and transporting along rivers and the coast (waka tētē)

fishing rafts (mōkihi)

fun and racing (waka tīwai).

in 1973 the Polynesian Voyaging Society was formed to explore the Pacific Ocean using traditional  in double-hulled canoes. This sparked a revival of waka building in the

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the nuktaiao is a 2 hulled waka houra, the carvings on it repersent the tradeitional ancentral gods of the enviroment.

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Waka ama, or outrigger canoes, are part of the culture of Pacific people. After Aotearoa New Zealand was settled by the first Polynesian voyagers, waka design and use went through a number of evolutionary stages. The different trees available here and their huge size meant that waka in this country eventually became single-hulled and did not need an outrigger float, or ama, to keep their hulls upright.

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Different waka for different roles / Canoes 1 / Overview of Physics / Welcome to Kei te mōhio anō koe? - Kei te mōhio koe

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Waka tīwai (or waka kōpapa) These waka were shorter than the waka taua and waka tētē. They were the most common and were formed from a hollowed-out log, with no gunwales, carvings, , or pieces. They were used for moving small groups of people and their belongings up and down rivers, and across harbours.

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1.The Waka crews eight people and has four sleeping hatches. One of these is a navigation station that can change into the skipper’s sleeping hatch.

2.The Waka weighs 4.5 tonnes and is 14 metres long. Its hulls are built from macrocarpa.

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The Nukutaiao waka hulls were made out of macrocarpa. The waka weighed 4.5 tons, and is 14 meters long.  The hoe and the paddle are the two steering systems. The sails are the main power of the waka.

Once the Maori settled into Aoteroa the waka did not become as important and useful in  their everyday lives.

Hekenukumai Busby built the first New Zealand horua. It was made 1991-1992.

The waka are used for racing, fishing, battle and fun. Originally waka are made from traditional equipment but nowadays, they use heavy materials and unman made accessories.

We have decided we would prefer to travel in a double hulled canoe,  rather than a normal boat.

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Waka Hourua
1.We learnt n 1973, the Polynesian Voyaging Society was formed to explore the Pacific Ocean using traditional navigation in double-hulled canoes. This sparked a revival of waka building in the Pacific, which was also taken up in New Zealand.

2.Once Māori settled in Aotearoa the waka hourua weren't used much. Commonly used waka were single-hulled (as seen in the first picture). They were used for:

battle (the largest waka – waka taua)

fishing and transporting along rivers and the coast (waka tētē)

fishing rafts (mōkihi)

fun and racing (waka tīwai).

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I have learnt that there are different WAKA for different types of water, and for different things.
I wonder how they build them, what wood they used to build them

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Waka have been an important part of everyday life for Maori people
The Waka is 4.5 tonnes and is 14 meters long. YOLO

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We learnt:

battle (the largest waka – waka taua)

fishing and transporting along rivers and the coast (waka tētē)

fishing rafts (mōkihi)

fun and racing (waka tīwai).

in 1973 the Polynesian Voyaging Society was formed to explore the Pacific Ocean using traditional  in double-hulled canoes. This sparked a revival of waka building in the Pacific, which was also taken up in NEW ZEALAND

The Waka is 4.5 tonnes and 14 meters long.

It takes nearly a year to build it

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We learnt the different types of waka are:

battle (the largest waka – waka taua)

fishing and transporting along rivers and the coast (waka tētē)

fishing rafts (mōkihi)

fun and racing (waka tīwai).

The Waka from our virtual field trip (Nukutaiao) weighs 4.5 ton and 14 metres long ad its hulls are built from macrocarpa (scientific name, Cupressus Macrocarpa)