The Whakapapa of Waka Ama in Te Whitianga-a-Kupe by Mike Benett and Natalie Jones - Coromind Issue 29, 2025

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The Whakapapa of Waka Ama in Te Whitianga-a-Kupe by Mike Benett and Natalie Jones - Coromind Issue 29, 2025

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Kupe, the legendary Polynesian explorer, journeyed from the Pacific to Aotearoa on the Matawhaorua, a great double-hulled waka. According to tradition, Kupe was ‘chasing a wheke’ – a giant octopus – which metaphorically describes how he and his crew navigated the vast Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (Pacific Ocean) using the many different currents. www.coromind.nz

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