Photo Gallery for Matariki and Navigation

Chris pilots the maritime navigation simulator at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

You leave the simulator behind and head out on a real boat from Nelson Port. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Students prepare to put their training to the test on a small vessel in Nelson Haven. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

This boat has a compass and electronic chart just like the one you saw on the simulator. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Shelley and Chris practice marine navigation out in Tasman Bay. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

A collection of pūtōrino and pūtātara (flutes and conch shell trumpets) at Nelson Provincial Museum. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

This is a copy of Abel Tasman's journal recording his encounter with local Māori before leaving New Zealand. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

A statue of Abel Tasman can be seen at Tahunanui Beach in Nelson. What places have been named after Tasman? Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

The Tutanekai is ready to take you from Waikawa to Meretoto, Ship Cove. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Onboard the Tutanekai Shelley Brad and the ambassadors talk to Knights Stream School and Ngatimoti School during the web conference. Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.

You enjoyed calm conditions as you headed up to Meretoto, Ship Cove. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

You were lucky enough to see dolphins surfing the bow wave of the boat. What type of dolphins are these? Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Brad uses a sextant to help complete a running survey of the coast line. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Brad plots the coastline on a chart using information from the speed of the boat, bearings measured on a sextant and time. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Approaching Meretoto, Ship Cove you can see a monument to Captain Cook. Why do you think Cook spent so much time here? Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

This pou tells the story of Kupe and his battle with a giant wheke (octopus). Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

This monument commemorates Cook and the first encounters he had with local Māori. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

During the journey home Brad showed you how to measure the depth of water using a lead line. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Matt, Shelley and the ambassadors talk to students from Arahoe School and Ponsonby Primary School during the web conference. Image: Duane Wilkins, LINZ.

You visited Space Place in Wellington today to see the planetarium and find out more about Matariki and navigation. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

This is the Matariki star cluster shown in the planetarium. This is how it will look as it rises on 25 June. How far away is this star cluster? Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

This is a statue of the legendary explorer Kupe with his wife, Hine Te Apārangi, and his tohunga (priest), Pekahourangi. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

The ambassadors on a waka at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke. How long do you think this waka is? Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

A waka is launched into Whairepo Lagoon in Wellington. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

The crew from Land Information New Zealand and the LEARNZ team work together to paddle a waka. Image: Duane Wilkins, LINZ.

Matt, Shelley and the ambassadors on board a waka on Whairepo Lagoon. How many people do you think are needed to paddle this waka? Image: Andrew Penny, LEARNZ.

Time to head to Picton on a Sounds Air flight. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

It was a bumpy flight through to Picton but you managed to enjoy a view through the clouds to the Marlborough Sounds. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Low cloud covered Dunedin Airport this morning so there wasn't much to see during the first half of the flight north. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

As you wandered along the aisle of the plane you could look out the other side of the plane to see Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, the Southern Alps. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Later in the flight the cloud cleared and you could see Banks Peninsula near Christchurch. How was this shown on Captain Cook's map? Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ

As you approached Wellington you watched the southerly swell roll into the south coast. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

It was a smooth landing in Wellington, where you were welcomed with sunshine and a cool breeze. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

You had time to explore the waterfront and enjoy our cool little capital. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

Looking towards Te Papa, the National Museum of Aotearoa New Zealand. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.

You ventured across the centre of Wellington to the Beehive to take a look around. Image: Shelley Hersey, LEARNZ.