Waka on Wellington Waterfront

The wharewaka (canoe house) is on Wellington's waterfront.... fulfilment of a vision....

Open to view. Proudly on display two waka. Tools of the trade at hand for any maintenance...

Ready to be launched...

Paddles and life jackets racked and ready...

Centrally located on Wellington's waterfront

Part of a special building...

Outside visitors have their lattes and muffins...

The waka are on wheels...

These are their launch ramps....

Quite something to see. Now I wonder where Auckland could do this with Ngati Whatua? I can see a reinstated Shed 11, cut a launch slot into Queens Wharf maybe, so waka can be launched in relative calm.

Bound to be a place at Wynyard Quarter. But is that suitably central? Captain Cook Wharf - now that's a name to conjure with for a waka storage and launch facility....