A kid in Masterton, New Zealand, came top of the class in a costume competition after his teacher’s aide built an incredible Maori canoe costume around his wheelchair. Footage from Courtney ...

Following the anointment of his daughter, the King’s coffin was taken to the Waikato River by hearse before being paddled in a flotilla of traditional Maori waka or canoe to Taupiri Mountain ...

Following the anointment of his daughter, the King’s coffin was taken to the Waikato River by hearse before being paddled in a flotilla of traditional Maori waka or canoe to Taupiri Mountain ...

His body was transported via hearse that led a grand funeral procession to the Waikato River where his coffin was paddled in a traditional Maori canoe with Ngawai Hono i te Po on board to Taupiri ...

open image in gallery A council of New Zealand’s Maori chiefs anointed a new queen on 5 September 2024 as a flotilla of war canoes readied to transport her father, the late monarch, for burial ...

The coffin was later paddled — in a traditional canoe flotilla — along the river to Taupiri Mountain, the final resting place of the king and other high-profile Maori, according to CNN.

Kerr, the captain of the Hainui, an oceangoing waka, or canoe arrived in Phoenix from his native New Zealand on a similar mission, part of a delegation of several Maori tribal leaders, including ...

According to Maori myths and legends, a demigod named Maui was fishing with his brothers from a canoe – which is now known as the South Island – when he hooked a giant catch: the massive piece ...

A wooden paddle, one of a pair, dating from the 19th century. Maori canoe paddles were often elaborately carved. The paddles are displayed in the Boyd Dawkins Study at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.

The coffin was later paddled — in a traditional canoe flotilla — along the river to Taupiri Mountain, the final resting place of the king and other high-profile Maori, according to CNN.