Blog 4 – Ngā Pū Toru – Tāua e Moana Voyage

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Blog 4 by Terena Koteka-Wiki of Te Ipukarea Society – TIS   Atiu enuamanu you have left me in awe with an overwhelmingly beautiful welcome and feast for all the crew onboard vaka marumaru atua!   Today, we had the opportunity to share a wealth of knowledge about our oceans to the students of Apii […]

Blog 3 – Ngā Pū Toru – Tāua e Moana Voyage

Tāua e Moana Voyage

Blog 3 from Zebadiah Revake of CIVS and his first Voyage   Drifting off the coast of Atiu, the electric blues and turquoise blues of the ocean are mesmerizing.   The wind curls down over the land and around where we are just drifting in the lee of the island – while I am sitting […]

Blog 2 – Ngā Pū Toru – Tāua e Moana Voyage

Tāua e Moana Voyage (2)

Blog 2 – Konini Rongo from Kōrero o te ‘Ōrau    The overnight sail to Atiu was a bit on the rough side for us new voyagers, but okay for our seasoned sailors. This experience has been very eye-opening and exhilarating! I have enjoyed both the practical and theoretical side of our voyage so far. […]

Blog 1 – Ngā Pū Toru – Tāua e Moana Voyage

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Blog 1 – Oliver Oolders of CIVS A busy day, I arrived at the vaka at 8.30 am for the health check, before our briefing. It was a relaxing day, and grateful that the sail was delayed as we were able to smash out jobs that we had over looked and meant that we weren’t […]