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    Waka (Māori: [ˈwaka]) are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes (waka tīwai) used for fishing and river travel...
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    Brightwell; 22 July 1952) is a New Zealand master carver. He reintroduced the waka ama sport (outrigger canoe racing) in New Zealand. His notable artworks include...
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  • Zealand Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe Māori migration canoes, the ocean-going canoes that brought the Māori people to New Zealand Waka taua, a...
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    an unexpected boost when McDonald's chose it to represent New Zealand. Waka ama (outrigger canoeing) has also experienced a resurgence of interest in New...
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    Henley Royal Regatta. The club has also incorporated dragon boat racing and waka ama into its activities. The club colours are blue, green and white. The club...
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  • As of match played 24 November 2023 Rimene-Albrett also participates in waka ama. At age 15, he was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2018 Va'a World...
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    Polynesian multihull terminology, such as "ama", "aka" and "vaka" (or "waka") are multihull terms that have been widely adopted beyond the South Pacific...
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    success in the America's Cup regatta since 1995. The Polynesian sport of waka ama racing has experienced a resurgence of interest in New Zealand since the...
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  • Ocean. In some traditional stories, Aotearoa was the name of the canoe (waka) of the explorer Kupe, and he named the land after it. Kupe's wife Kūrāmarotini...
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  • political unit below the levels of hapū (subtribe), iwi (tribe or nation) and waka (migration canoe). These steps are emphasised in Māori genealogy as a person's...
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  • groupings that are based on whakapapa (genealogical tradition) and known as waka (literally 'canoes', with reference to the original migration voyages). These...
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  • Representative teams Cricket Rugby league Rugby union 1888–89 Natives Sportspeople Waka ama Language Influence on New Zealand English Language immersion schools Māori...
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    Chugpin Popow Wa Vaka Vaka katea Malia Wa'a Wa'a kaulua Vaka touʻua Waka ama Waka hourua ʻAlia Amatasi Laʻau Lualua (Foulua) Paopao Vaʻa Vaʻa-alo Vaʻa-tele...
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    Centreboard Races (including Dinghy, Foiling & Skiff) Dragonboat Races Waka Ama & Waka Hourua Radio Controlled Yacht Races Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day...
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    Dragon Boating, Canoe Racing and Waka Ama Wero – Canoeing Canoe Slalom Takapuna Beach – Canoeing Ocean Racing and Waka Ama, Surf Life Saving, Swimming Open...
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    boost when McDonald's chose it to represent New Zealand. Canoe racing (waka ama) was a traditional sport that continued alongside new sports introduced...
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    be?". Protestant Chiefs such as Hōne Heke, Pumuka, Te Wharerahi, Tāmati Wāka Nene and his brother Eruera Maihi Patuone were accepting of the Governor...
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    Representative teams Cricket Rugby league Rugby union 1888–89 Natives Sportspeople Waka ama Language Influence on New Zealand English Language immersion schools Māori...
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    gracefulness of the women. Poi were traditionally used by women on long waka voyages as a means of keeping timing of the male paddlers, in the style of...
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    their ancestors set out from their homeland in waka hourua, large twin-hulled ocean-going canoes (waka). Some of these traditions name a homeland called...
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  • can trace their ancestry, usually on the male line, back to a particular waka, the ocean-going canoe upon which the common ancestors of that tribe arrived...
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    Representative teams Cricket Rugby league Rugby union 1888–89 Natives Sportspeople Waka ama Language Influence on New Zealand English Language immersion schools Māori...
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    2024. "Minister instructs Waka Kotahi staff to use English name first". 1News. TVNZ. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024. "Waka Kotahi to use its English...
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    visit Rakinui's new wife - Papatūānuku. On the return journey, their canoe (waka) became capsized on a reef, so they climbed atop its hull to escape drowning...
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