Charles Heaphy on Māori ladder
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Charles Heaphy on Māori ladder
During their 1846 journey down the West Coast from Golden Bay to Taramakau, Charles Heaphy, Thomas Brunner, the Māori guide Kehu and Rover the dog climbed up an old Māori ladder at the Te Miko cliffs. The ladder consisted of pieces of rātā lashed together with flax. This clip from the ‘Explorers’ television series describes the incident.
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