Chapter I
An Ocean Voyaging Culture
Te Whakatere Waka
The first people of Turanganui-a-Kiwa came by waka more than 700 years ago. These wooden canoes were crafted with great skill to weather the long, rough journey across the Pacific Ocean.
I nga ra o mua i u nga waka tipuna ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa mai i Hawaiki. He waka rangatira i eke nga tai nui, i nga tai roa.