Celestial Navigation
Sir Hek Busby: 'He was the bridge builder of Oceania'
14 Nov 2021
Whetu Marama - Bright Star, a co-production by Toby Mills and Aileen O'Sullivan, follows Sir Hek's journey across the vast Pacific using star navigation and his significance for Maori in "rekindling… Audio, Gallery
Hekenukumai Busby, master waka carver
25 May 2015
Hekenukumai Busby, known as Hec, is a Master Waka Carver, a Maori leader and an authority on Polynesian and Maori celestial navigation. He's crafted more than 30 waka, and was awarded an MBE in… Audio
Boldly going where your ancestors have already been - what the rediscovery of traditional navigation means
9 Nov 2014
Explorer Kevin Biggar, astrophysicist Prof. Richard Easther, designer Kate Sylvester and celestial navigator Jack Thatcher talk with Jesse Mulligan. Audio