2. Did you now
that the Mori
Navigation The Maori
also used
steered their
waves and
waka in the
right currents as
direction by guides
using the
stars.
3. What they took to NZ
Maori would carry food
such
as, taro, kumara, chick When Polynesians
set out from their
ens, pigs, fish, bread
homes in search of
and water in a waka. another
land, migration was
intentional as they
often carried
people, plants, and
animals because
they needed to
make a suitable
home.
4. What a waka is made of?
Another type of craft was made from
raupo lashed into bundles and tied
together.
5. Other waka facts
Before any machines
like cars and trains, the
only way to travel was
by boat.
According to Maori
myths the South Island
of New Zealand is a
waka.
The waka is made of
wood from New
Zealand. The most
manageable long
distance canoes were
20m long and could
carry up to 15 people.
