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100 _aEvans, Jeff,
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_eauthor.
240 1 0 _aDiscovery of Aotearoa
245 1 0 _aPolynesian navigation and the discovery of New Zealand /
_cJeff Evans ; foreword by Francis Cowan.
260 _aAuckland, N.Z. :
_bLibro International,
_c2011.
300 _a128 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm
500 _aOriginally published as: The discovery of Aotearoa. Reed, 1998.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index.
505 0 _aPart 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.
520 _a"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.
600 0 _aKupe
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_xLegends.
600 0 _aBrightwell, Matahi
_xTravel
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600 0 _aCowan, Francis
_xTravel
_zNew Zealand.
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610 0 _aHawaiki-nui (Canoe).
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650 0 _aNavigation
_zPolynesia
_xHistory.
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650 0 _aPolynesians
_xMigrations.
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650 0 _aMaori (New Zealand people)
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650 0 _aMaori (New Zealand people)
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_yTo 1840.
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650 0 _aTohunga kōkōrangi.
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650 0 _aWhakatere waka hourua.
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650 0 _aWaka.
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_932416
651 0 _aPacific Ocean
_xNavigation.
_930713
651 0 _aNew Zealand
_xDiscovery and exploration
_xMaori.
_930714
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
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