Maui, being the trickster of the Gods, was
not welcome to go fishing with his brothers. This did not deter
him and he hid the Waka (Māori canoe) under some flax mats.
He had with him the magical jawbone of his Grandmother to use as
a hook.
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Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately
3.5 tons.
Carved by Ken Blum and Woody Woodward.
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Maui decided he would get fire to warm his
people. The Guardian of the fire was Maui's Grandmother who lived
in a cave in the mountains. Maui visited his magical Grandmother.
She had four fingernails that burned with the fire that Maui wanted.
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Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately
750 kg.
Carved by Chris Ramsay.
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In Maori mythology, Hine Ahu One was the first
human as well as the first woman crated. Her name means Woman Of
The Sands. Towards the beginning of time, when only the immortal
gods and the spirits of nature existed, it was decided amongst the
gods that a quest should be undertaken to find the spirit of woman.
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Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately
2-3 tons.
Carved by Sebastian Bernhart.
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Raukata-uri and Raukata-mea in Maori mythology
are said to be the originators of games, music and dancing. Raukata-uri
is usually the first mentioned of the two sisters and is often called
the voice and the song of the forest.
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Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately
2-3 tons.
Carved by Paul Cannon.
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In the beginning lived Papa and Rangi. Their
love was so strong that their children were trapped between them
in the darkness of their embrace. After much pushing and shoving
Tane managed to separate his parents, and let the children of Papa
and Rangi escape and create the world as we know it.
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Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately
6 tons.
Carved by Ken Blum and Woody Woodward.
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In Hawaiki, Paikea was one of seven-score sons
of the great rangatira Uenuku. Another of these young men, Ruatapu,
considered himself insulted by his father and determined to gain
revenge by murdering his brothers.
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Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately
2.2 tons.
Carved by Jeff Bryan and Tim Wraight.
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Te Awatea He Waka Kehua
There is a story still told deals with the
raids warriors from the north have made into Tasman Bay over the
years. Tho story relates to a fine canoes in which parties of Ngati
Apa had migrated to the South Island from their ancestral home in
the Rangitikei district.
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Timber is Macrocarpa weighing approximately
2-3 tons.
Carved by Mark Rainer.
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This gateway was built to remember those gone
before - every nation, every colour, every race and to unite them
all under one roof. This structure is based on the entrance to a
Wharenui (meeting house).
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Carved by Hohepa Barrett and Ropata Nelson.
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The Maori people have legends of a "terror
bird" which used to come out of the forest and carry off members
of their tribe. This, and the fact that the Maori have a name for
the bird probably indicate it died out less than 600 years ago.
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Carved by Mathew De Boer.
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The name tuatara derives from the Māori
language, meaning "spiny back". Tuatara feature in a number of indiginous
legends; they are ariki (God forms). Tuatara are regarded as the
messenger of Whiro, the God of Death and Disaster.
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Woody and Ken Blum carved this beautiful sculpture of Abel Tasman (1603-1659) in 1998 to honor this man who was the first european to discover New Zealand.
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The waka ama (traditional outrigger canoe) was created in 1997 and is a maori canoe carved out of a single log with an outrigger which makes it easy to paddle. This waka was created over a period of ten months. The main hull is carved from poplar. However we also now have a new waka which was launched in autumn 07. It seats 6 and is now used for voyages from the Marahau river mouth.
There are sunrise, day and sunset trips. Trip details and departure times are available at our Gallery.
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The waka ama (traditional outrigger canoe) was created in 1997 and is a maori canoe carved out of a single log with an outrigger which makes it easy to paddle. This waka was created over a period of ten months. The main hull is carved from poplar. However we also now have a new waka which was launched in autumn 07. It seats 6 and is now used for voyages from the Marahau river mouth.
There are sunrise, day and sunset trips. Trip details and departure times are available at our Gallery.
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The moa were ten species (in six genera) of flightless birds endemic to New Zealand. The two largest species, Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae, reached about 3.7m (12 ft) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230kg (510lb).
Moa are members of the ratites. The ten species of moa are the only wingless birds, lacking even the vestigial wings which all other ratites have. They were the dominant herbivores in New Zealand forest, shrubland and subalpine ecosystems for thousands of years, and until the arrival of the Maori were hunted only by the Haast's Eagle. All species are generally believed to have become extinct by 1500 AD, mainly due to hunting by Maori.
Woody & Scotty made a sculpture of this Moa & the young moa with ferro-cement to honour the extinct majestic giant bird of New Zealand.
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