Two waka taking part in the Tuia 250 Voyage, the Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti and the Haunui, in Port Taranaki. JOHN VELVIN/STUFF The prow of the waka Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti, which is in Port Taranaki getting repairs to the rigging. READ MORE:* Tuia 250: Māori give officials fierce and passionate reaction in Northland's Waitangi* Tuia 250: Historical fleet moors in Auckland Harbour* Four days on a 14-tonne Tahitian sailing canoe for Tuia 250* Tuia 250: I spent five days in a squeaky boatEach waka has 11 crew. The waka, Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti, will stay at the lee breakwater and make repairs, Barclay-Kerr said. Tuia 250 is the name given to commemorate 250 years since the first onshore encounter between Māori and Pākehā.

Source: Stuff November 17, 2019 01:18 UTC