Te awanui waka. Te Awanui, Tauranga’s Ceremonial Waka. ...


  • Te awanui waka. Te Awanui, Tauranga’s Ceremonial Waka. It Te Awanui Restoration Project Update Next time you’re walking past the waka shelter (Te Urunga) at the end of The Strand you’ll notice that it sits Te Awanui – the original name for Tauranga Harbour – is the city's very own ceremonial waka. Te Urunga, the shelter for the waka, was constructed on Te Awanui waka is currently deteriorating under its similarly dilapidated whare waka beside The Strand, tucked away north of the Dive Crescent rail crossing. The long coastline provides a variety of habitats for kai moana (sea food), especially pipi Te Awanui (47 feet long and 30 paddlers), to be crewed by Ngaiterangi at Waitangi, is his work, as is the design of the whakairo, carving, on Takitimu, the 80-foot Ngati Ranginui waka with . By Debbie McCauley. A war canoe, 14m of sea-going objet d'art elaborately ‘Te Awanui', a proud and significant slice of city heritage, but off the beaten track, unannounced and largely ignored. It is Te Awanui was carved from a 300-year-old kauri tree by master carver Tuti Tukaokao in 1973 after a request by the city to the Māori Cultural and Promotional Committee. It was carved by Tuti Tukaokao in 1973. The 46 foot long waka was carved by Tuti Tukaokao from a kauri trunk that was 300 years A 300-year-old kauri tree was selected and over the next two years carved into the 46-foot (14 metre) waka which was launched in February 1973. It was agreed that The disappearance of Te Awanui waka from its home in downtown Tauranga has confused one local. Details the process of selecting the kauri and transporting it to the creator, Master Part of Photograph Collection: Community contributions | Read the full record details for Photographs: Fact Sheet: Te Awanui Waka - The Strand Tauranga Moana’s Te Awanui waka (canoe) was portrayed as it appeared when it was paddled up the Uretara River to take part in the 1975 Centennial celebrations of Katikati’s European settlement. Te Awanui – the original name for Tauranga Harbour – is the city's very Reference Number: photo gcc-26261 | Part of Photograph Series: 1974 - Gifford-Cross Photographic Series | Read the full record details for Photographs: Te Awanui waka Tauranga Moana (Te Awanui) SummaryThe name Tauranga means anchorage or resting place. This waka is called Te Awanui, the original name of Tauranga Harbour. Contribution from Tauranga Heritage Collection. Te Awanui was carved from a 300-year-old kauri tree by master carver Tuti Tukaokao in 1973 after a request by the city to the Māori Stop here and take a look around this waka, or canoe, while I tell you a bit about it. The ceremonial waka Te Awanui, carved by Tuti Tukaokao in 1973, has undergone a number of restorative phases throughout its 46 years. Te Awanui was transported to Opua (Bay of Islands) by Bob Richards Heavy Transport Ltd in Mount Maunganui and escorted by kaumatua from Tauranga Moana. The waka was one of 24 which were The ceremonial waka taua Te Awanui - the original name for Tauranga Harbour - was carved by Tuti Tukaokao in 1973 from a 300 year old, 124 metre-high kauri tree found at Waitawheta Stop here and take a look around this waka, or canoe, while I tell you a bit about it. It is Describes the construction of a ceremonial waka (Te Awanui) which was commissioned for the city of Tauranga in 1973.


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