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Waka taua (in Māori, waka means "canoe" and taua means "army" or "war party") are large canoes manned by up to 80 paddlers and are up to 40 metres (130 ft) [4] in length. Large waka, such as Ngā Toki Matawhaorua , [ 5 ] which are usually elaborately carved and decorated, consist of a main hull formed from a single hollowed-out log, along with ...
Ngā Toki in its whare waka at Waitangi Ngā Toki Matawhaorua of Pewhairangi , often simply known as Ngā Toki , is the name of a New Zealand waka taua (large, ornately carved Māori war canoe). It is named after Matawhaorua , the canoe of Kupe , the Polynesian discoverer of the islands now known as New Zealand; Kupe's canoe was later re-adzed ...
This is a list of Māori waka (canoes). The information in this list represents a compilation of different oral traditions from around New Zealand. These accounts give several different uses for the waka: many carried Polynesian migrants and explorers from Hawaiki to New Zealand; others brought supplies or made return journeys to Hawaiki; Te Rīrino was said to be lost at sea.
Waka taua are the largest and most elaborate of the single hull carved waka used by Māori for ceremonial engagements and in the past as war canoes. The waka taua has an elaborate carved prow called the tau ihu with a large variety of designs such as this highly stylised prow from Taranaki. The hull of the waka has been formed from a single log ...
A taua was typically composed of males, although there were occasions when women fought as well. The party was led by a chief ( rangatira ), and would be made up of around 70 warriors . This number was the general capacity of a “ waka taua ” (a war canoe), however sometimes waka would be designed to carry up to 140 warriors, and such canoes ...
In 1937, in anticipation of the 1940 centennial celebrations, Māori leader Princess Te Puea commissioned seven waka taua (war canoes), in an attempt to recreate the legendary seven canoes of the Māori migration, though only three were built due to funding shortages. Stills photographer R.G.H "Jim" Manley was asked to film the process, from ...
Many iwi can trace their origins to ancestors on the Mātaatua canoe. Tribes in both the Bay of Plenty and Northland maintain strong ties, and a reunion was held in 1986. A replica of the Mātaatua rests at the Mataatua Reserve in Whakatāne. Three wharenui (meeting houses), at Ruatāhuna, Whakatāne and Rotorua, are named after the Mātaatua ...
Umiak – Eskimo canoe made from driftwood frames pegged and lashed together with covering of walrus or seal skin; Waka – Māori canoes ranging from small (waka tīwai) used for fishing and river travel to large decorated war canoes (waka taua) up to 40 metres (130 ft) long