Voyage
A Waka Odyssey: journey, home and belonging
19 Sep 2017
The culture and history of Pacific voyaging will take centre stage at the 2018 New Zealand Arts Festival next February. The spectacular opening event will feature a mass assembly of waka in Wellington… Audio, Gallery
Language, kumara and chickens - proof of Polynesian voyaging
11 Jan 2017
Polynesian voyagers reaching the Americas is no longer just speculation but a bona fide theory backed by mounting evidence. Audio
Paddling abroad
3 Feb 2016
Hundreds travel to the Cook Islands to compete in its annual paddling competition, Vaka Eiva, but getting the locals onto longer ocean voyages can be more of a challenge. Audio, Gallery
Sun-charged waka full of beans
4 Dec 2015
A craft chocolate maker has big ideas for cocoa farms in the Pacific including shipping their produce in an environmentally friendly way. To prove it can be done, the Wellington Chocolate Factory has… Audio, Gallery