Vaka Aotearoa: Navigating the Pacific

Explore the culture, tools, and technology behind the great canoe voyages across the Pacific.

Education type

Education visit

Duration

Up to 60 minutes

Suitable for

ECE (3–5 years)

Next available

Available

Cost

Programme is free for terms 2 and 3, 2025

Guided by our educators, your early childhood group will:

explore the exhibition Tangata o le Moana: The story of Pacific people in New Zealand to learn about navigation, movement, and journeys
see the various vakaand wakaon display
contrast big and small things: the vast ocean and tiny islands, a waka tauaand models of vaka
discover what Pacific explorers used to navigate: tools, stars, animals, currents, islands
follow a trail through the exhibition, with tamariki taking turns as lead navigator.

Navigating the Pacific ECE visit, 2017. Te Papa

Navigating the Pacific ECE visit, 2017. Te Papa

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