traversing the ocean in large canoes carved from trees. Now, one of those boats, known as a waka, has been found in hundreds of pieces in New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. Experts say the artifact ...

Perhaps the most significant find in Polynesian archaeological history has been discovered in the Chatham Islands.

The Moriori case study is located on Rekohu (Chatham Islands, New Zealand ... One example of this has been the management of a sacred grove of rakau momori (carved living trees), unique to Moriori.

A father and son have made the discovery of a lifetime - an ocean-voyaging waka on Rēkohu/Chatham Islands. The significant archaeological find included 450 pieces, some with unique carvings and ...