Story: Canoe traditions
Kupe’s canoe, Matawhaorua, was later re-adzed and renamed Ngātokimatawhaorua. With the Māmari, it landed at the Hokianga. The canoe shown here was named in honour of the founding canoe, and was built at the instigation of Te Puea Hērangi in 1940. It is being launched at the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-C-14058; F
Photograph by B. Snowden
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