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Kōrero: Te whakatere waka

Waka ama o Nūkini

Waka ama o Nūkini

I tauirahia ngā whakaahua nei i ngā tānga huahua a te tohungatā o runga i te kaipuke Wīwī, a Astrolabe, i hōpara i te raki o Nūkini i te tau 1827. Nō te tāpiritanga atu o te ama (he pērā i te takere, engari he paku ake) ki te waka, kua tau te haere o te waka. He mea here ngā rauawa hei hono i te ama ki te takere. Nā te pīngore o ngā rākau me ngā kaha i ekengia ai e te waka ngā ngaru whakapuke.

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Rāwiri Taonui. 'Te whakatere waka', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/te-whakatere-waka/1/2