Where I come from, our culture is very strong, and no one ever did what I did. Some people told me to forget about it and go do something…
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How did you come to be part of the Te Mana? Well, when Uto Ni Yalo came to Fiji in 2009, I did not know about it until 2011,…
Sep 13, 2021
10th anniversary of Te Mana O Te Moana – Memories from the Pacific Voyagers Marumaru Atua diary
We arrived into Nukuhiva late Saturday night, yesterday (Sunday)we got up at 5.30am to prepare for the welcome ceremony. We changed our rig to the traditional Sails. All the…
The S/pacifics of Salt Water Humanity emerged from the oceans, as did all life on this planet. Our bodies are 60 percent brine—we carry this marine heritage with us…
Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr has been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s Queen’s Honours. The master waka voyager, who has been sailing for over 35…
Feb 21, 2020
Storms brewing: Pacific outlook for 2020
As a new decade dawns much of the Pacific is grappling with major upheavals from climate and health crises to political disruption and self-determination struggles. RNZ Pacific’s Jamie Tahana…
The government is investing $1.75 million over the next three years so that New Zealanders can learn more about the navigational and voyaging skills of early Māori and Pacific…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a commitment to continue the legacy of Tuia 250 by continuing the teaching of navigational history in schools. During the closing ceremony today…
Apr 2, 2019
Aere ra Maurai
Maurai first set his feet on board of a traditionally based double-hull Polynesian sailing canoe in September 2014, when he sailed from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, to Australia aboard Marumaru…
Traditional navigator Peia Patai has trained Pacific Islanders from more than seven countries to become open ocean sailors since the Auckland-based Okeanos Maritime Training Program first began in February…