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THE FIRST VOYAGING CANOES
The arrival of the Polynesian people in Aotearoa was the final step in a series of remarkable voyages which saw them touch every spot of land through out the South Pacific.
Much information has been passed down about the waka and their journeys, but this knowledge has never before been combined into onbe book. Nga waka o Nehera fills a major gap in New Zealand historical reference literature by bringing together for the first time the written traditions of those waka remembered as having voyaged to Aotearoa.
This book features:
- Alphabetical listing of the nearly 200 waka, including waka relating to the Chatham islands
- List of crew members associated with waka
- name variations
- Karakia and Waita
- Maps showing major reference points and landing sites.
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