Te Rā – The Last of Its Kind
This interview discusses the significance of Te Rā, a Māori sail used for travelling the awa and moana around Aotearoa.
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Series: Connected
Te Rā – The Last of Its Kind
Interview by Hamish Ansley
In this interview, Donna Campbell, Rānui Ngārimu, and Catherine Smith share what they have learnt about Te Rā, a Māori sail used for travelling the awa and moana of Aotearoa. They talk about how special it was to bring Te Rā back to Aotearoa (from the British Museum in London) – even if it’s just for a short time.
Connected Level 2 2024 - Woven Taonga
This Level 2 Connected resource explores themes of mātauranga Māori, navigation, technology, and taonga. All three texts explore the weaving skills required to create a traditional Māori sail.
1 of 3Taki tahi – Over one under one
This poem is about a group of weavers skilfully working together to create a sail. As they weave, they talk about a range of things from MasterChef to Māui.
2 of 3Tahu and the Dancing Feathers
This story is set in a kāinga beside an estuary in the 1880s. Tahu longs to help weave a new sail for the fishing waka.
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