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Evans, Jeff, 1964-

The discovery of Aotearoa / Jeff Evans; foreword by Francis Cowan. - Auckland, N.Z. Reed, 1998. - 128 p. : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 25 cm.

Diagram on inside back cover. Part one covers "the causes and characteristics of Polynesian migration, the location of the Māori homeland, the legend of Kupe, traditional Polynesian navigation, and the preservation of seafaring knowledge in Māori tradition"--Back cover. Part two gives ... "a first-hand account of the building and sailing of the voyaging canoe Hawaiki-nui which sailed from Tahiti to Aotearoa in late 1985"--Introd.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.

ISBN: 0790006499 (pbk.) : $29.95

Subjects--Personal Names:
Kupe--Legends.
Whakataka-Brightwell, Matahi--Journeys--New Zealand.
Cowan, Francis--Journeys--New Zealand.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Hawaiki-nui (Canoe).

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Navigation--History.--Polynesia
Polynesians--Migrations.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Origin.
Maori (New Zealand people)--History--To 1840.
Tohunga kōkōrangi.
Hekenga.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Pacific Ocean--Navigation.
New Zealand--Discovery and exploration--Maori.

Dewey Class. No.: 910.45