Hec Busby: Northern Waka & Hawaiiki

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Description

Hekenukumai (Hector) Busby, a master navigator from Te Tai Tokerau is interviewed about waka narratives. He talks about the early waka navigators, such as Ruanui and Nukutawhiti and the waka Māmari & Ngatokimatawhaourua. Kōrero about where Hawaiki might be, the reasons for Kupe leaving this area to migrate to Aotearoa and some oral traditions about Kupe and Ra’iātea.

 

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  • Category
    Whenua
  • Location
    Rarotonga Cook Islands
  • Tags
    Hawaiki, Hekenukumai Busby, Māmari, Ngātokimatawhaorua, Tīnana