Talk:New Lynn War Memorial Library

Prow and bow?!
The discussion of the sunken waka sculpture refers to the two ends of the sculpture (the north and south) as "prow" and "bow". While this is what the cited references say, it is very odd, as prow and bow are the same thing, i.e. the front end of the waka, whereas it would be expected that a sunken waka would have a bow / prow and a stern. Looking at the two sculptures, it is fairly evident that the northern sculpture represents the tauihu (prow / bow) of the waka, while the southern, taller, sculpture represents the taurapa (stern-post). I've done a quick google search, but unfortunately have not been able to find a reference that does not refer to the two ends of the sculpture as "prow" and "bow". Paora (talk) 10:22, 4 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I think it shouldn't be an issue if we use the reo Maaori terms (the sources are from 20 years ago - if they were published now they'd likely use tauihu and taurapa). Prosperosity (talk) 20:29, 4 May 2024 (UTC)