A large bonfire - the first at Kaiti at sunrise - has been lit along the beach in Tūranganui a Kiwa to guide three waka hourua into the bay to start the Tuia 250 commemorations in Gisborne. Waka ama and waka taurua will go out from the shore and flank them as the waka hourua go into the bay. Te Moananui Flotilla is the start of the Tuia 250 commemorations in Gisborne - with a week of events ahead. French Polynesia president Edouard Fritch is in Gisborne to mark the Tuia 250 commemorations. Here's a full list of all the events at Tuia 250 ki Tūranga.

Source: Stuff October 04, 2019 22:07 UTC