A 13-metre waka has been built in honour one of the key people behind the revitalisation of Māori seafaring knowledge. The Rātā He Kaha Ki Uta event held alongside the Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Festival in Kāwhia at the weekend saw boat builders, carvers and navigators finish the years-long project to build the new waka, named Manawa Kuaka.

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