World's largest war canoe
Ngatokimatawhaorua is believed to be the largest waka (war canoe) ever built and can carry 80 paddlers and 55 passengers. It was named after the canoe which brought the Maori people from Hawaiki and was captained by Nukutawhiti, the grandson of Kupe, the Polynesian discoverer of New Zealand. Ngatokimatawhaorua was built for the 1940 centennial celebrations of the Treaty of Waitangi and is launched every year on the 6th February, to mark the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. At 35.7 metres long and up to 2 metres wide, it weighs 12 tonnes, and is a key attraction at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the Bay of Islands.
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