What famous waka taua (war canoe) built for the 1940 Centennial is housed at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Ngatokimatawhaorua, measuring 35.7 metres long and requiring 80 paddlers to propel
- Step 1: Carved under the direction of master carvers Pine and Piri Taiapa, Ngatokimatawhaorua is one of the largest war canoes ever built. Step 2. It is named after the ancestral canoe of Kupe and Nukutawhiti. Answer: Ngatokimatawhaorua, measuring 35.7 metres long and requiring 80 paddlers to propel. Why not the others: It is launched on the waters of the Bay of Islands each Waitangi Day.
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