{"product_id":"ngatokimatawhaorua-the-biography-of-a-waka-hardcover","title":"Ngatokimatawhaorua: The Biography of a Waka - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the biography of the mighty ceremonial waka taua \u003ci\u003eNgatokimatawhaorua\u003c\/i\u003e that rests on the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration for its construction came from Te Puea Herangi. In the late 1930s the Waikato leader held a dream to build seven waka taua for the 1940 centennial commemorations at Waitangi. By 1937 two waka had been commissioned. Carved in Northland under the guidance of Pita Heperi (Te Tai Tokerau) and Piri Poutapu (Waikato), \u003ci\u003eNgatokimatawhaorua\u003c\/i\u003e was one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it was to be many decades before the true power of the waka to inspire a people was realised. In 1974 \u003ci\u003eNgatokimatawhaorua\u003c\/i\u003e was refurbished by the late Sir Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi 'Hec' Busby for relaunching during Waitangi Day ceremonies. It was then that Te Puea's dream turned into reality. By 1990, The Year of the Waka, 22 waka and their 2000 crew gathered at Waitangi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNgatokimatawhaorua\u003c\/i\u003e and others became symbols of Maori unity and pride and an important part of the renaissance of the traditions of carving and voyaging around Aotearoa and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Evans is a non-fiction writer based in Auckland, New Zealand. He has written extensively about both waka and voyaging, including the 2015 biography of Pwo navigator Sir Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi (Hec) Busby, \u003ci\u003eHeke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby: Not Here By Chance\u003c\/i\u003e. Other publications include \u003ci\u003eNga Waka o Nehera: The First Voyaging Canoes\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of Aotearoa\u003c\/i\u003e (later reissued as\u003ci\u003e Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003ci\u003eWaka Taua: The Maori War Canoe\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Maori Weapons in Pre-European New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53469173645619,"sku":"9781991151193","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/EGSk9Qp6IC9781991151193.webp?v=1782891951","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/ngatokimatawhaorua-the-biography-of-a-waka-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}