The new Takitumu vaka has been built of laminated wood, modeled after the first Takitumu vaka; its hulls are asymmetrical, its rigging is that of the Fijian Narua, and its binnacle is of standard make. A gift to the Maire Nui in Rarotonga in 1992, the Takitumu has since made a round-trip voyage to the Society Islands, in 1993.

Tākitimu was a waka (canoe) with whakapapa throughout the Pacific particularly with Samoa, the Cook Islands, and New Zealand in ancient times. In several Māori traditions, the was one of the great Māori migration ships that brought Polynesian migrants to New Zealand from Hawaiki. The canoe was said to have been captained by Tamatea.

E PO TAMATAORA SHOWCASE BY TAKITUMU CULTURAL GROUP 5 -6 AUGUST 2021 @ MANGERE ARTS CENTRE

Vaka Takitumu perform their Kapa Rima at Te Maeva Nui 2023 – New Zealand’s largest Cook Islands festival.

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2021年8月20日 · Te Vaka Takitumu are currently on road to competing at Cook Islands dance festival, Te Maeva Nui NZ 2021. A film that introduces some of the performers of Takitumu NZ, giving us insights to the...

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2008年2月5日 · In 1989-90 he constructed, in his backyard, the vaka Takitumu, which he named after the legendary vaka from the district of the same name on Rarotonga. In 1993 he sailed Takitumu to Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Taha'a, Bora Bora and returned to …