waka | Ramblings

Sir Hekenukumai Puhipi: The bridge builder

June 30, 2019May 29, 2022 pdg 0 Comments Haami Piripi, Hector Busby, Hōkūle’a, Jacinda Ardern, Mau Piailug, Nainoa Thompson, Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti, Ngātokimatawhaorua, Polynesian Voyaging Society, Sir Hek, Sir Hekenukumai Puhipi, Sir James Henare, Te Aurere, Voyage of Rediscovery, waka, waka hourua

Sir Hek Busby spent a lifetime building bridges – over rivers, between peoples, and across the mighty Pacific Ocean.

New Zealand Photos

Waitangi Day in pictures

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 pdg 3 Comments Bay of Islands, Hekenukumai Puhipi, Jacinda Ardern, Treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi Day, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, waka

A selection of my favourite images from Waitangi Day, the anniversary of the signing of New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi, taken since 2010.

Europe Featured New Zealand

The far-reaching wake of the waka

May 27, 2018June 2, 2022 pdg 0 Comments Leiden, Museum Volkenkunde, Netherlands, Te Hono ki Aotearoa, Te Papa, waka

What makes a group of Dutch students so passionate about Māori culture that they travel halfway around the world each year to take part in Waitangi Day festivities?

New Zealand

An everlasting link

May 13, 2018May 29, 2022 pdg 0 Comments Leiden, Museum Volkenkunde, Northland, Te Hono ki Aotearoa, Waitangi, waka

A traditional carved canoe has created a new bond between New Zealand and the Netherlands, two seafaring nations with a shared history going back almost 400 years.