WAKA, WA’A, VAKA, VA’A https://library.tauranga.govt.nz/ WAKA, WA’A, VAKA, VA’A Author: “This book presents a new way of leading by looking to Spiller, Chellie traditional waka navigators or wayfinders for the skills and behaviours needed in modern leaders. It takes readers on a Location: journey into wayfinding and leading, discussing principles of 303.34 SPIL wayfinding philosophy, giving examples of how these have been applied in businesses and communities, and providing action points for readers to practise and reflect on the skills they are learning” – publisher information Author: Dust Jacket: "In 1976 there occurred one of the most daring and unusual voyages of modern times - the sailing of a reconstruction of Finney, Ben R. an ancient double-hull Polynesian canoe with a full crew aboard from Hawaii to Tahiti and return, covering a distance of almost 6000 miles. A dedicated group of scientists, sailors, and other volunteers, Location: led by the author, had for years worked on this project, the object of 910.45 FINN which was to retrace the legendary voyages that once linked those far-flung islands and in doing so demonstrate to skeptics that the ancient Polynesians could have intentionally sailed across vast stretches of the Pacific without navigational instruments when most seafaring peoples were still hugging continental shores...." Author: This richly illustrated account of Pacific voyaging, past and Howe present, examines the very latest findings from world authorities. These fascinating insights are interwoven with superb photographs, artifacts, maps, and diagrams, which together tell a story that is a testament to the ingenuity and Location: bravery of humankind. 330 VAKA By examining myth, star charts and contemporary Polynesian Author: seafaring, Jeff Evans traces the methods by which the early explorers made their epic voyages in Part One. The book’s Evans second part travels with Maori canoe expert Matahi Brightwell and navigator Frances Cowan aboard the traditional canoe Hawaiki-nui following age old navigational Location: techniques – with no modern aids – on its historic voyage 993.01 EVAN from Tahiti down to New Zealand. https://library.tauranga.govt.nz/ WAKA, WA’A, VAKA, VA’A Hawaiian master navigator Nainoa Thompson shares the key: 'Everything you need to navigate is in nature. The Author: question is, can you see it?' In this illustrated multi-level Crowe, Andrew book, natural history writer Andrew Crowe elaborates at length on this skill and how it contributes to a deeper Location: understanding of one of the most expansive and rapid 995 CROW phases of human migration in prehistory, a period during which Polynesians reached and settled nearly every archipelago scattered across some 28 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, an area now known as East Polynesia Author: This biography of Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby brings Finney, Ben R. together the varied life experiences that made Hec Busby the master waka builder, waka expert, celestial navigator and highly regarded Te Rarawa elder that he was. Busby was a waka taua builder and was responsible for the completion Location: of more than a dozen of these waka for iwi around the 910.45 FINN country. He was acknowledged as the pre-eminent holder of knowledge relating to waka culture, and he was frequently consulted for his expert opinion. Author: This new edition includes a discussion of theories about Lewis. David traditional methods of navigation developed during recent decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation systems in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean. Location: 990 LEW An account of the historical background of the waka as it was Author: revealed in Hawaiki. A short narrative describing the relevance Tata, Greg of this history to Ngāti Ranginui and its existence in Tauranga Moana. A brief account of the people, their land and hapū Location: designations of the tribe Ngāti Ranginui. 993.421 TATA Digital format Paekorokī.online archives https://library.tauranga.govt.nz/ WAKA, WA’A, VAKA, VA’A Author: Waka Taua gives a concise introduction to all Evans, Jeff aspects of the war canoe: its history, recent revival, types and variants, phase of building, parts of the waka, crew responsibilities and paddling techniques. 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