Our guide told us that this design belongs to this tribe alone and that the little triangles throughout the spiral represent the feet of the Pukekoe bird.

  This is the carving above the doorway to the ancestral house.  If you look closely you will see that the middle figure is female.

  Signatures on the treaty.

  Under there is the waka.

  This is one of the carvings around the waka that support the roof.

  The guy that carved this said it took 2 days, he was with us as a co-guide.

  This is the front of the waka.

  A wider shot of the front of the waka.

  Zooming in shows how ornate the carvings are.

   These are ancestral carvings along the side of the waka.

  Corey and the waka.

  Carvings of males can vary a lot, some have protruding tongues and others...

  This is the back of the waka.  Someone sits here with a huge paddle to steer.

  That's a long way to judge your distance.  This waka is still used for ceremonial reasons on Waitangi day.