Dutch paddler Koos Wabeke says getting involved with kaupapa waka - and learning about the Māori world - has changed his life.

The grant also meant the museum could expand its wishlist to include a fibreglass-hulled waka tētē (training canoe) and a carved whare waka (canoe shelter) for the museum grounds. The waka was ...

Action on the water from last year’s Ōmokoroa Dash. Ōmokoroa Beach will resonate with the rhythmic splash of paddles when the ...

The grant also meant the museum could expand its wishlist to include a fibreglass-hulled waka tētē (training canoe) and a carved whare waka (canoe shelter) for the museum grounds. The waka was ...

A fleet of traditional "waka" canoe were then launched into calm waters for a ceremonial parade. Elsewhere in New Zealand, hundreds of protesters marched through major cities such as Wellington ...

Exploring tātai aroraki (Māori astronomy) and the significance of Aoraki (Mount Cook) and Te Waka o Aoraki (The Canoe of Aoraki), the visit reinforced the team’s deep ties to Te Manahuna ...

Ōmokoroa Beach will resonate with the rhythmic splash of paddles when the Tauranga Moana Outrigger Canoe Club celebrates its 20th Dash event this weekend. The event, a regular on the waka ama ...

These include enjoying a hāngī meal (food cooked in an earth oven) during a cultural performance or paddling in a traditional waka (canoe) across New Zealand’s scenic waters. From the moment you land ...

(Kai Schwoerer/STUFF via AP) A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the country begins to mark the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty ...