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Hinemoana Story
“The waka is named Hinemoana. Hinemoana is the mother of the oceans, the guardian of the seas and the wife of Kiwa, the great chief of the waters.

She protects those who traverse the oceans.

Hers is a voice of great caution and also the pathway to the great maiden of the night”
Tepene Mamaku
​

​The story of Hinemoana is given in the four main features of the waka tētēkura.
​Tauihu
The tauihu features two kaitiaki, who are navigational aides in the realms of sky and sea. 

​The first is an aihē (dolphin), a guiding force in the ocean, able to surf through turbulent waters creating its own bow wave. 

The eagle, held by the First Nations People as a visionary guardian and master of aerial navigation, flies in the wake of the aihē and is orientated to see far into the distance.

Taurapa
Hine-tī-tama sits at the base heralding the new dawn, pushed skyward by the force of Tūtara-kauiha, the whale pod leader. 

Rauawa
The two side panels acknowledge famed ancestors of waka leadership, navigation and nautical feats across Moananui-a-Kiwa.
Hinemoana waka tētēkura was launched at Te Tii beach, Waitangi on 5 February 2007 and accompanied by the Ngāti Awa waka taua, Mataatua Toroa (built for the 1990 Waitangi waka pageant).
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Toi Māori Aotearoa has continued to support the kaitiaki, Ngā Waka Toi, to present Hinemoana at Waitangi, providing a vehicle for the ongoing development of kaihoe and representing Mataatua waka and Te Tai Tokerau at this important event.

Hinemoana resides at the whare waka on the Whakatane waterfront alongside the Mataatua Toroa, which was refurbished by Te Hau o Te Rangi Tutua a master carver, and expert on traditions and customs of the Mataatua people, Te Hau Tutua was assisted by Whakatane District Council and Te Runanga o Ngāti Awa. 
Hinemoana Story
History of Hinemoana waka
Hinemoana Acivities and events
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  • Toi Tū Toi Ora Toi Māori
    • About Us
    • Committees >
      • Carving >
        • Māori Markings Tā Moko Exhibition
      • Music >
        • Pao Pao Pao History
      • Performing Arts
      • Tā Moko
      • Tikanga
      • Visual Arts
      • Waka >
        • Waitangi Waka Pageant
        • International Waka Paddlers
      • Weaving >
        • Weavers Membership Registration
      • Writing >
        • Te Hā Kaituhi Māori 2019
        • Te Whē - Bilingual Māori literature journal launches in Te Reo heartland
    • Ngā Tangata >
      • Tai Awatea >
        • Derek Lardelli
        • Kahui Whiritoi
        • Rangi Kipa
        • Anaru Irwin
        • Namaka Kerr
        • Sonia Snowden
      • Tai Ahiahi >
        • Waana Morrell Davis
        • Hekenukumai Busby
        • Hirini Melbourne
        • Emily Schuster
        • Rangikawehea Sinclair Paul
  • Toi Māori Projects
    • MAI Programme
    • Te Hono ki Aotearoa >
      • Te Hono ki Aotearoa - 10th Anniversary
    • Hinemoana Waka >
      • Hinemoana Story
      • Hinemoana Waka History
      • Hinemoana Activities and Events
    • Annual Tribal Canoe Journeys >
      • Aotearoa To Canada: A Tribal Canoe Journey
  • Toi Māori Gallery
    • 2018 >
      • He Timatanga Hou - A New Beginnings Exhibition
      • Kirihou - Hohua Thompshon Solo Exhibition
      • Words Remains - Ngā kupu ka mau tonu
      • Tūārangi Exhibition
    • 2020 >
      • Ara Mai Nuku
      • Te maramatanga aoao nui
    • 2021 >
      • Atā Tū
      • Toi o Taranaki ki te Tonga
      • Ngā Poopokorua a Rua
      • Whakakai
      • Tā Derek Lardelli Tū Takawhiti - 40 year Retrospective Exhibition
    • 2022 >
      • Whiriwhiria
    • Store
  • Contact