Kūkupa or Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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Kūkupa or Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Kūkupa or Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
from Ovation of the Seas in Bay of Islands, New Zealand
as we left on Ovation of the Seas ... headed for Sydney.
Kūkupa or Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
"The place of waka:
For Maori, waka (canoes) have always been a vital part of culture. They were once essential craft for water travel.
But carved waka also expressed a people's identity, pride and spiritual links - and they still do.
Here you can see up close Waitangi's magnificent ceremonial waka taua (war canoe). On the viewing platform you can also explore the place of waka in the Maori world, in the past and today.
The protective cloak of Maikuku
This shelter, Te Korowai o Maikuku (the cloak of Maikuku), was built specially to house the waka taua (ceremonial war canoe) Ngatokimatawhaorua.
Maikuku was a chiefly woman of great beauty who lived in a cave nearby. Her story is also commemorated in the name of the beach here
- Te Ana o Maikuku (also known as Hobson Beach).
Housing Ngatokimatawhaorua
After the giant waka's first voyages in early 1940, it was hauled up the hill to a shelter built alongside Te Whare Runanga (the carved meeting
HOUSEI
There it stayed till its next voyage - for the first Waitangi Day to be celebrated as a national holiday, 6 February 1974. The waka was moored in the bay until this shelter was completed in 1976.
Ready for launching
Housing the waka here means it can be readily launched and can voyage more often. That includes the annual Waitangi Day commemorations."
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand