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Te Ara: Voyages

On 24 August 2005 Jock Phillips, general editor of Te Ara the new online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, and Basil Keane, Māori editor of Te Ara participated in a videoconference with three schools from around New Zealand. Together they made a journey of discovery using the information on the Te Ara website about Māori and non Māori voyages through the Pacific.

Watch clips of Jock and Basil talking about:

• using the Te Ara website
• when Māori voyaged across the Pacific
• how Māori navigated across the Pacific
• the significance of waka to iwi
• Pākehā voyages to New Zealand.

Participating Schools:

• Roxburgh Area School
• Waverley High School
• Darfield High School

Web links

Pacific migrations
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/PacificMigrations/en

Canoe navigation
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeNavigation/en

Canoe traditions
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/en

The Voyage Out
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/TheVoyageOut/en