Shortwave broadcast. Arrival of the Aotea Canoe: Programme 1
Presented by Ulric Williams.
This programme features a 1936 dramatisation of the arrival of the Aotea Canoe, narrated by Charles Bennett.
A traditional welcome includes 'Kaura ora,' a chant of praise for a safe arrival.
Charles Bennett gives a brief history of Polynesian navigation in the Pacific before introducing the dramatisation of Turi and the Aotea Waka.