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11 November 2022

Traditional welcome for Waka Tapu voyagers

Thursday 11 April 2013 | Published in Culture

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Billowing smoke and the sound of drum beats guided Waka Tapu voyagers on vaka Te Aurere and Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti into Te Ava Tuitui Ka Moana (Avarua harbour) on Wednesday morning.

Billowing smoke and the sound of drum beats guided Waka Tapu voyagers on vaka Te Aurere and Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti into Te Ava Tuitui Ka Moana (Avarua harbour) on Wednesday morning.


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