TY  - BOOK
AU  - Evans, Jeff,
TI  - Polynesian navigation and the discovery of New Zealand
SN  - 9781877514159
AV  - DU410 .E93 2011
U1  - 993.01 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Libro International
KW  - Kupe
KW  - Brightwell, Matahi
KW  - Cowan, Francis
KW  - Hawaiki-nui (Canoe)
KW  - Navigation
KW  - Polynesia
KW  - History
KW  - Polynesians
KW  - Migrations
KW  - Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Origin
KW  - To 1840
KW  - Tohunga kōkōrangi
KW  - reo
KW  - Whakatere waka hourua
KW  - Waka
KW  - Pacific Ocean
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - Maori
N1  - Originally published as: The discovery of Aotearoa. Reed, 1998; Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index; Part one. The navigators of Polynesia: The peopling of the Pacific -- The homeland of the Maori -- Kupe's voyages to Aotearoa -- Talk of the navigators -- Traditional Polynesian navigation -- Part two. In the wake of Kupe: Getting started -- The move to Tahiti -- The voyage of Hawauki-nui
N2  - "Polynesian navigation and the discovery of New Zealand offers a straightforward account of how and why Polynesian seafarers made their journey south to New Zealand shores. The first part discusses the origins of the voyages, legends of the homeland and the explorer Kupe, traditional Polynesian navigation techniques, and the preservation of seafaring knowledge by Māori. The second part presents a gripping account of the canoe Hawaiki-nui retracing the route from Tahiti to New Zealand in 1985 using traditional voyaging methods"--Back cover
ER  -