Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
Are you sure you want to delete this address?
Heke Nuku Mai Nga Iwi Busby : Not Here By Chance
Paperback Edition: 1
The biography of esteemed Te Rarawa elder and tohunga tarai waka (master canoe builder) and celestial navigator Hec Busby. Hec remains one of the few active waka taua builders and he is responsible for the completion of more than a dozen waka taua (war canoes) for iwi around Aoteraora New Zealand. He is widely acknowledged as the pre-eminent holder of lore relating to many aspects of waka culture and is often consulted for his expert opinion. His navigation knowledge, initially learnt directly from Hawaiian navigator Nainoa Thompson of the Polynesian Voyaging Society (Hawaii based) and internationally renowned master navigator Mau Piailug from Satawal, Micronesia, has since been passed on to the next generation of navigators through an ongoing series of wananga.
Pages : 288
Publisher : Huia Publishers
Publication date : 2015-04-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, New Zealand, Māori, Biography & True Stories, NZ Biography & True Stories, Māori Art & Artists, Māori Crafts / Mahi ā-ringa, Māori Biography / Haurongo, Māori Culture / Mātauranga Māori