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Waka hurdling, also sometimes called waka peke (jumping waka), is a Maori sporting competition of jumping unornamented river canoes (waka tīwai) (
Waka hurdling, also sometimes called waka peke (jumping waka), is a Maori sporting competition of jumping unornamented river canoes (waka tīwai) (waka (canoe)
Waka () are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes (''waka tīwai'') used for fishing and river travel to large, decorated war canoes (''waka taua'') up to long.
The earliest remains of a canoe in New Z ...
) over wooden beams set in the water. There have been attempts to revive the sport and keep the tradition going. The Auckland Museum
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has a photograph of the sport and spectators. The hurdles are made of long tree branches. Albert Percy Godber
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photographed the sport in 1910. The competition is part of the festivities of traditional Maori regattas.
See also
*Waka-jumping
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References
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