Department of Conservation historic technical adviser Shar Briden (left) and Te Runanga o Otakou manager Rachel Wesley inspect pieces of a fishing waka unearthed from Papanui Inlet on Otago Peninsula. Photos by Gerard O'Brien. : Waka remnants give glimpse into past
Department of Conservation historic technical adviser Shar Briden (left) and Te Runanga o Otakou manager Rachel Wesley inspect pieces of a fishing waka unearthed from Papanui Inlet on Otago Peninsula. Photos by Gerard O'Brien. : Waka remnants give glimpse into past
A piece of totara wood repaired with smashed totara bark tied in cabbage tree leaves. : Waka remnants give glimpse into past
A piece of totara wood repaired with smashed totara bark tied in cabbage tree leaves. : Waka remnants give glimpse into past
Waka remnants give glimpse into past
A waka submerged in a locked wooden tank at the Otakou marae in Dunedin continues to reveal the past to archaeologists.