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Festival captures essence of vaka

Tuesday 14 April 2015 | Published in Local

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Festival captures essence of vaka
Cook Islands voyaging canoe Vaka Marumaru Atua, pictured here in 2012 on the Aitutaki lagoon, will set sail home from Auckland in early May for the week-long Te Manava Vaka festival on Rarotonga and Aitutaki.

This year’s Te Manava Vaka Festival will celebrate the essence, heart and soul of the origins of the vaka.

This year’s Te Manava Vaka Festival will celebrate the essence, heart and soul of the origins of the vaka.


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