Welcoming event and crafty builds.

As part of Matariki celebrations Wellington City will welcome Te Matau a Māui double hulled ocean voyaging waka into Te Whanganui a Tara – organise your clubs, W1, W2 and be part of this historic occassion – tautoko Te Matau a Māui on the water

Saturday 8 June @10am

There will be a full weeks programme free to the public – presentations and opportunities to view and go on board this canoe. After voyaging 20,000 miles across the Pacific there is something for us all to learn about courage, navigation and our ocean environment.

Tawhana Chadwick is also on this craft he spent 4 years in Wellington up to 2010 at Victoria University.

For more info on the mass on water welcoming and activities during the week Te Matau a Māui is berthed at Chaffers Marina view the 2 postings on www.hoetonga.co.nz 

Every now and again we end up drawing some interesting people into our events............you know types of people who are keen and crafty with there hands........."good man shed men" Graham Daniel has just finished this ski he made by hand, the images are below.

You can also see the handy work of Pete Notman (building a SUP) and Karl Le Quesne who makes his own vacuumed bagged SUP paddles.

Grahams blog is under.........surf ski, kayak related sites.

Pete and Karls blogs are under Stand Up Paddle sites..............both on the left hand side of this page.

Click on any photo or the flyer to enlarge

Coming up tomorrow............This weekends Daniel Kereopa visit to Wellington and The 3D Rotorua events weekend.