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WAKA TAPUHE WAKA TAPU:HEKENUKUMAI ATTHE HELM OF HISTORICWAKA JOURNEYHector Busby (right) at He Waka Tapu launchwith Karl Johnstone, Te Puia, Rotorua.Photo courtesy of He Waka Tapu.Before GPS, before Cook and before thecompass: 2000 years ago Polynesian navigatorsset off on a journey that saw them explore andsettle nearly a third of the surface of the planet.This year master navigator Hekenukumaingaiwi“Hector” Busby (Te Rarawa, Ngäti Kahu) will be atthe helm of a 24-member, multiple waka fleet as itjourneys from Auckland to Rapanui (Easter Island).Like their tüpuna, Hector’s crew willuse advanced celestial science – thestars, moon, sun, ocean currents, birdsand marine life – to guide them. Thevoyage has been planned for morethan twenty years and is the firstof its kind in modern history. Notsurprisingly the impressive journey isattracting world-wide scientific andmedia attention.An internationally respected expert onancient waka traditions, Hector - whoturns 80 this year - built the two wakahourua (double hulled canoe) that will take part in theexpedition. The main waka, Te Aurere, was built in theearly nineties and since then has sailed throughoutthe Pacific. The latest journey will complete the lastcorner of the Polynesian Triangle, with Hawaii in thenorth, Aotearoa in the south and Rapanui in the east.Te Puni Kökiri provided support for He Waka Tapu andits monumental journey, and Deputy Chief ExecutiveHerewini Te Koha paid tribute to Hector’s expert andprofound knowledge that has made him a leadingfigure in the worldwide revival of traditional Polynesianand ocean voyaging using wayfinding techniques.“World-wide his skill, knowledge and experienceof navigating via stars, the flight path of birds,migration patterns of whales, tidal movements andenvironmental indications is second to none. Tosupport this endeavour and the passing on of his skillsand experience is invaluable,” said Mr Te Koha.You can track this significant expedition online atwww.wakatapu.com44TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KOANGA / SPRING 2012
QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEEThe second time Mäori represent New Zealand at a Diamond JubileeThe waka taua Te Hono ki Aotearoa/ The Linkto New Zealand joined 999 other vessels tosail down the River Thames for the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee River Pageant in June. And itwas not the first time Mäori represented NewZealand at a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.One hundred and fifteen years ago on 22July 1897 a Mäori contingent proved verypopular with the estimated crowd of fourmillion, when they took part in a Jubilee DayMilitary Procession through London streetsfor Queen Victoria; great, great grandmotherto Queen Elizabeth II.Then, the 18-man Mäori contingent waspart of 54 New Zealand Mounted Rifles whosailed from Lyttleton on 30 April; arriving inLondon 42 days later.Following in her ancestors’ footsteps,Queen Elizabeth II is only the second BritishRoyal to have reigned for 60 years. HerDiamond Jubilee celebrations included araft of events in England and around theCommonwealth, building up to the centralweekend in early June.New Zealand’s crew of 14 kaihoe wasselected to row the ceremonial waka tauain the River Pageant during the centralweekend. Organised by Toi Mäori Aotearoa,they began their training at the end ofMarch which included three wänanga inHamilton on the mighty Waikato River witha waka taua named Whakängi, carved fromthe same 800 year old tree that Te Hono kiAotearoa was crafted from.Reflecting on the mammoth event,Garry Nicholas Chief Executive Toi MäoriAotearoa said: “This was a once in a lifetimeopportunity to have the waka as the officialrepresentative of Aotearoa. It may neverhappen again in our life time but it willcertainly be woven into the fabric of history”.The Toi Mäori waka taua Te Honoki Aotearoa is on permanent loanto the Volkenkunde Museum inLeiden. It was built as a Wakafor Europe and can be usedas a vehicle to promote Mäoriarts, culture and New Zealandat events throughout Europe.The involvement of the waka inthe Diamond Jubilee pageantwas funded by the New Zealandgovernment. Officials from TePuni Kökiri, Te Manatü Taonga theMinistry for Culture and Heritageand the Department of thePrime Minister and Cabinet haveassisted Toi Mäori Aotearoa witharrangements.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201245
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