taking part in Waitangi Day celebrations
More than 30 waka paddlers from around the world will be taking part in this year's Waitangi Day celebrations.
A handful are regulars, but for most it will be their first time.
For more than 40 years, Joe Conrad has been involved with Ngātokimatawhaorua, a waka built in 1940 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi.
He said sharing our culture with the world and connection to the ocean means everything.
"It's important that the world sees te ao Māori in its full capacity. And to have international guests like the Dutch, the French, the first nations of the people of America that look at the same sea that we do," Conrad said.
Link to video and article: Over 30 international waka paddlers taking part in Waitangi Day celebrations (msn.com)
