Arawai is a limited liability company with charitable status registered in New Zealand (No. CC34144). Arawai operates the waka hourua (double-hull voyaging canoe) Te Aurere from the Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland.
Aims: Arawai is jointly owned by Te Tai Tokerau Tarai Waka Inc and the Hekenukumai Nga Iwi Charitable Trust. Arawai Ltd was set up to provide a source of income for the two shareholding charitable organisations to assist them to promote waka building, waka sailing and cultural development. More
Sustainability: Arawai is committed to a path of triple bottom line sustainable development. While operating a sailing vessel gives the company a head start, it has a range of measures in its operating policies and practices designed to enhance the operation in environmental, economic and social-cultural terms. More
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Bookings and Trade Inquiries: Arawai is represented by Navigator Tours for all current bookings and in marketing relationships with travel wholesalers, Australian and New Zealand in-bound tour operators, travel agents, and cruise ships for group tours and FITs. Click here to send them an email.
Please note the waka is currently undergoing an extensive refit following the voyage to Rapanui and it is not anticipated to return to service before November 2013.
Supporters: Arawai much appreciates the support it receives from a range of organisations as it seeks to build up its operation so it can contribute to its charitable purposes in the development of waka building, waka sailing and traditional navigation in Aotearoa-New Zealand. More
Friends of Arawai: Donations are invited to Arawai to help it support the work of Te Tai Tokerau Waka and the Hekenukumai Nga Iwi Trust. Donations are tax deductible in New Zealand. All donors will be acknowledged on this website as “Friends of Te Aurere” (unless a request is made that the donation is anonymous). More
