Flood of support for vaka ‘Mama’

This dramatic aerial shot of emergency services working to douse the blaze that engulfed the starboard hull of the voyaging vaka Te Marumaru Atua in the early hours of Sunday morning, was taken by Johnny Beasley of Varo Media for the Puaikura Volunteer Fire Brigade. Taken from a drone, the photo provides a dramatic view of efforts to contain the fi re.