Polynesian navigation and the discovery of New Zealand / Jeff Evans ; foreword by Francis Cowan.
Momo rauemi: TextKaiwhakaputa:Auckland, N.Z. : Libro International, 2011.Whakaahuatanga: 128 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781877514159
- 1877514152
- Brightwell, Matahi -- Travel -- New Zealand
- Cowan, Francis -- Travel -- New Zealand
- Hawaiki-nui (Canoe)
- Navigation -- Polynesia -- History
- Polynesians -- Migrations
- Māori (New Zealand people) -- Origin
- Māori (New Zealand people) -- History -- To 1840
- Hekenga
- Tohunga kōkōrangi
- Whakatere waka hourua
- Waka
- Pacific Ocean -- Navigation
- New Zealand -- Discovery and exploration -- Māori
- Kupe -- Legends
- 993.01 22
- DU410 .E93 2011
Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
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Nonfiction | Hāwera LibraryPlus Nonfiction | Nonfiction | 993.01 (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | Wātea | I2162726 |
Originally published as: The discovery of Aotearoa. Reed, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.
"Polynesian navigation and the discovery of New Zealand offers a straightforward account of how and why Polynesian seafarers made their journey south to New Zealand shores. The first part discusses the origins of the voyages, legends of the homeland and the explorer Kupe, traditional Polynesian navigation techniques, and the preservation of seafaring knowledge by Māori. The second part presents a gripping account of the canoe Hawaiki-nui retracing the route from Tahiti to New Zealand in 1985 using traditional voyaging methods"--Back cover.
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