Waka Warriors

In this 10-part Māori Television series, three young people board a traditional waka for a six week trip around the North Island. Waka Warrior grew out of a larger project where seven traditional waka undertook a two year, 22,000 nautical mile round trip from Auckland to North America. The waka Haunui becomes a wi-fi free 'floating marae', as students are mentored in the "ancient laws of voyaging". Created by Anna Marbrook and veteran waka skipper Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, the series was made by Auckland company Zoomslide.