On this page you’ll find links to media coverage of Tuia 250 during the commemoration and Voyage in 2019.
Accept the ‘Tuia Challenge’ this Waitangi Day
All New Zealanders are invited to accept the ‘Tuia Challenge’ this Waitangi Day 2020, say Tuia 250 Co-Chairs Dame Jenny Shipley and Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr.
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What a year! We wrap up 2019 in Marlborough
The Endeavour replica and Tuia 250 flotilla arrived in Picton. Tōtaranui 250 Trust co-chairman Raymond Smith said the journey had "bound us together".
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It's had moments of controversy along the way, but committee co-chair Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr is confident it will be remembered for the right reasons.
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Tuia 250 welcomed to Māhia in style
The Tuia 250 flotilla was welcomed in style to the final stop of a two and half month long voyage at Māhia Peninsula today by local iwi Rongomaiwahine.
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Tuia 250 has created 'an unstoppable shift'
Dame Jenny Shipley says the programme has been a huge success which has created a shift for people to embrace the country's bicultural history.
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Mahi tahi unites Tuia 250 flotilla
The co-chair of Tuia 250 commemorations says there has been a huge amount of mahi tahi and sharing among the flotilla.
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Tuia 250 flotilla coming to Christchurch
Punters will have the opportunity to see the Tuia 250 flotilla while it is berthed at Te Ana Marina at Lyttelton Harbour.
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Massey student wins UK scholarship
Tapunga Nepe’s scholarship will enable him to go to the UK to identify and study Māori taonga in British institutions.
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Navigator applies way-finding to teach youth
The navigator on a Polynesian vaka currently making its way around Aotearoa/New Zealand is helping youth in her native Tahiti to re-learn the ways of the sea.
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Tuia 250 sparks waka revival in Te tau Ihu
The Tuiā 250 Flotilla is giving iwi from the top of the South island a chance to recall their first interactions with the Endeavour 250 years ago.
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Cook's Endeavour replica leaves Marlborough
The flotilla of historic vessels has left Marlborough on the final leg of its three-month journey.
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Top of the South Iwi relaunch their waka traditions
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui have each launched new waka in a bid to share the knowledge of their ancestors.
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Te Ātiawa welcome Tuia 250 to the South
Thousands of community members gathered at the foreshore of Picton Harbour today to welcome the Tuia 250 Voyage flotilla.
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Picton family's ancestors built and housed the Endeavour
The return of the Endeavour replica to New Zealand waters has special significance to Picton resident Tom Fishburn and his family.
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Dayle Takitimu and Glenis Philip-Barbara discuss the historical and contemporary consequences of the doctrine of colonisation and discovery for Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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Tuia250 brings Endeavour replica southward
Tuia250 voyage flotilla was welcomed to Meretoto/Ship Cove in Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound today.
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Marlborough welcomes Tuia 250 fleet
Blowing a pukaea made of native wood lashed with vines, Cindy Te Ata Batt signalled a "new presence" on the horizon
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Manchester museum returns stolen sacred artefacts
First UK museum to return items to Aboriginal groups in a project to mark the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s first voyage to Australia.
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Dual map of Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound
Totaranui 250 trustee Peter Jerram has worked to ‘reignite’ dual naming of the Marlborough Sounds, by creating a map of Totaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound.
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Year 12 Whangaparaoa College student Siena Thompson was one of the local teens who sailed on the Spirit of New Zealand as part of the Tuia 250 flotilla of tall ships and waka.
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Prince Charles' speech at Waitangi
Will he offer an apology for past wrongs? Will he make a 'statement of regret' like the British High Commissioner in Gisborne last month?
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Tuia 250 waka sails into Port Taranaki for repairs
Two waka from the Tui 250 voyage made an unscheduled stop in New Plymouth on Saturday after one had problems with its rigging.
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Endeavour replica Back in the bay
Two people requiring medical attention were successfully transferred to the Eastland Port pilot boat and brought ashore to a St John ambulance yesterday.
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The fall and rise of Ngāti Hei
On November 12, 1769, the first written account of a pōwhiri between Māori and Pākehā occured when Captain Cook was invited to Wharetāewa Pā at Wharekaho in Whitianga.
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Pēwhairangi Encounter with Captain Cook
Hone Mihaka (Ngāti Kawa/Ngāti Rahiri) recalls stories shared of the journey after Cook and his crew first landed at Tūranganui-a-Kiwa .
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Mercury rising: Celestial event thrills stargazers
Keen stargazers gathered at Te Whanganui o Hei, or Mercury Bay, on the Coromandel Peninsula to watch a rare astronomic event this morning.
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Picton talk examines hard work of James Cook's 'formidable' wife
Much has been written about explorer Captain James Cook but his wife Elizabeth was a formidable force behind his adventures
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Education roadshow arrives in Te Matau-a-Māui / Hawke's Bay
The Tuia Mātauranga roadshow’s truck has already had 1600 visitors and is expecting hundreds more.
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The effects of Captain James Cook's arrival on tangata whenua
Six different New Zealanders give their views on the Tuia 250 commemorations.
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The handover to two Tahitian navigators took place this weekend, immediately after the pōwhiri at Te Tii Marae, which welcomed the Voyage flotilla to Pēwhairangi Bay of Islands
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First contact, 250 years on - Tuia flotilla arrives at Waitangi
If you could block out the signs of modernity from nearby Paihia you could almost convince yourself it was a scene from the year 1769.
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Waka launch marks start of Tuia 250 festivities in the Bay
Emotions were running high for Freddie Tauotaha as he helped launch four newly completed waka at Russell yesterday.
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Tuia 250: new lines across the Pacific
The Tuia 250 anniversary has put the spotlight on the remarkable achievements of Polynesian sailors.
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Waka haurua crew members 'jump ship' to Endeavour
During the Tuia 250 leg from Auckland to Whangārei, members of the waka haurua fleet jumped ship to the Endeavour.
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As tall ships and waka hourua made their journey into the Whangārei harbour, a group of children holding the United Tribes and Tino Rangatiratanga flags performed a stirring haka.
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Waka hourua paddle named in honour of Samoan waka expert
One of the waka hourua taking part of Tuia 250 flotilla has celebrated the life of Ema Siope a waka builder and expert from Samoa.
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A time for sharing views, and for listening
After almost 250 years of shared history, we still treat each other as strangers
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Historical fleet moors in Auckland Harbour
The Tuia 250 flotilla arrived at Auckland on Friday and was welcomed with a powhiri and by locals on the wharf.
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Three waka experts carve a lasting legacy
Māori and Pacific waka experts have collaborated to create three unique waka at the Rata symposium in Whangārei.
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Tuia 250 in Mercury Bay: A step ashore and between two worlds
Rousing voices called out a haka that broke the sea air above Wharekaho beach and carried to the towering masts of the vessels in Mercury Bay.
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Tuia 250 on the move with stories of reconciliation
The Prime Minister is pleased at the initial response to Tuia 250 which kicked off in Gisborne this week.
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Waka voyage a chance to 'connect with taiao'
Meriana Johnsen joins the crew onboard Haunui waka, on an overnight haerenga from Anaura Bay to Gisborne
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Tupaia doco returns to where it began
Lala Rolls’ feature-length documentary Tupaia’s Endeavour includes some mind-blowing discoveries.
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Tuia 250 facilitates critical discussion of NZ history
The re-enactment of the arrival of the Endeavour at Tūranganui a Kiwahas been a topic of national debate.
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I spent five days in a squeaky boat
Life aboard the Spirit of New Zealand, for the Tuia 250 flotilla
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‘Fantastic launch’, korero on Nationhood under way
Te Hā Trust general manager Glenis Philip-Barbara said the Tuia 250 ki Turanga event had been enormously satisfying for all.
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Emotions running high as flotilla nears Gisborne
Emotions are running high in Gisborne this morning, as a replica of the Endeavour closes in on the east coast.
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'They started swimming away but Cook started shooting'
Gisborne iwi are setting the record straight on Captain James Cook, describing their ancestors' first experience of the British as collisions not encounters.
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Endeavour arrives at Tūranganui-a-Kiwa
250 years ago today the Endeavour made its way into Turanganui a Kiwa - today a replica will do the same - but this time on tangata whenua terms.
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Tall ships and waka to enter bay together
Tuesday will see the coming together of the two fleets, with the waka, va’a and tall ships entering Tūranganui-a-Kiwa as one.
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Tuia 250: Captain Cook, hero or villain?
How will we remember Captain James Cook 250 years after he first appeared in New Zealand?
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Connecting through culture and lineage
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti are hosting a group of Tahitians in a cultural exchange, honouring their ancestor Tupaia who navigated the Endeavour to Aotearoa in 1769.
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Emotional welcome at Tuia 250 commemoration in Gisborne
Emotions were on display at the pōwhiri marking connections between Pacific peoples, today.
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New history truck brings learning to life
The Prime Minister opened an educational truck in Gisborne on Sunday, a new history resource that will travel the country.
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British High Commissioner's regret 'more meaningful than apology'
A Ngati Oneone representative says he's optimistic about the British High Commissioner's statement of regret.
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Waka flotilla to be welcomed in Bay of Plenty
A waka flotilla is being welcomed at Cape Runaway, as it arrives in New Zealand for the Tuia 250 celebrations.
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Tupaia's journey told through Te Tangi o Te Moana
Descendants of Tahitian Navigator Tupaia will take part in a special exhibition as part of Tuia 250.
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Fa'afaite keep ocean voyaging traditions alive
Te Ao Māori News catch up with the crew of the Fa'afaite ahead of the next leg of their journey.
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Waka under traditional navigation arrives in Tauranga from Tahiti
The first vessel in the Tuia 250 Voyage flotilla has arrived after crossing the Pacific using the sun and moon to guide it.
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Fly My Pretties to headline Tuia 250 commemorations in Picton
Singer Ria Hall says that ‘it’s fitting to be performing at an event which commemorates our unique tales of arrival.’
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Listen to a podcast about the Tuia 250 commemorations, featuring Dame Anne Salmond.
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NZSO tours 250 year commemorative piece
Michael Norris’ new work Mātauranga (Rerenga) is inspired by Captain James Cook’s first encounters with Māori in 1769.
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A new book by John Steele and Richard Gates has been released about the Ngāti Hei tupuna Toawaka, and his first encounter with Captain Cook.
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Polynesians imagined a world where ‘people didn’t move’, but the ‘world moved around them’.
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Tuia 250. Re-framing first contact
Historians Dame Anne Salmond and Dr Wayne Ngata talk to Kathryn Ryan about Tuia Encounters 250.
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Tuia 250: Celebration or commemoration?
Labour and National debate if we should celebrate first Māori and European encounters.
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Students at a Blenheim school are fascinated by what they are discovering about the history of the first encounters in their area.
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Discovering a'treasure trove' of shared history
Children and young people need the full picture of beginnings of our nationhood, to appreciate our dual heritage and shared future, says Dame Anne Salmond.
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Sir Hekenukumai’s waka dream to become a reality
The government has announced a grant of $4.6 million for the Kupe Wāka centre.
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‘Let’s be honest’ – Jenny Shipley
Dame Jenny Shipley says Tuia 250 event will not be all about Captain Cook.
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Jack is one of four pwo (master) navigators in Aotearoa to be recognised by the late Pius Mau Piailug of Micronesia.
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Te kāpehu whetū – the Māori star compass – divides the 360 degrees around a canoe in the open ocean into 32 different whare (houses).
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