How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday.
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A Fisherman and His Son Noticed Strange Pieces of Wood on a Beach. They Turned Out to Be Fragments of a Polynesian Canoe
The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...
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New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
“It’s just a piece of paper that should be given no ‘mana,’” Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand’s youngest member of Parliament in 170 years, said in an interview here, using the Maori word for ...
Archaeology9d
Rare Canoe Found on New Zealand Beach
To read about a 600-year-old canoe discovered on South Island with a turtle carved into its hull, go to "Around the World: New Zealand." ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa ...
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Why New Zealand should keep the Maori language te reo alive
New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...