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• Va’a: the Competition

  

  While adult male teams circumnavigate Moorea, female and young teams paddle past Point Venus and back We wait for them on the black sandy beach, together with... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Va’a: the Displacement in Time

  

  Va’a are Polynesian pirogues. Va’a means displacement in time, space on time, movement,  voyage. Va’a can be single armed, double armed, in the past carved out ... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Heiva Nights: Back to the Origins

  

  Heiva is not only about Thaiti history, but dancing groups from other Pacific islands also bring their own tales. Like the group from Rurutu. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Papeete Open Air

  

  Do you know the Tahitian tale of the sleeping beauty, who got her heart stolen by Maui? Probably yes, if you watched the movie Moana (also distributed as... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Teahupo‘o, Were French Olympics Play Surf

  

  In 2024, Olympic competitions will be opened in France. The village of Teahupo‘o in Tahiti will be the surfing location for the Paris Olympics. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What’s on in Papeete

  

  When sports at Tuaro Maohi are over, it’s time for a stroll through everyday life in Tahiti capital city. What’s on in Papeete? Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Return to the Spear Age

  

  Back to Tahiti after the trip to Moorea, back to Tuaro Maohi traditional sports Today is spear competition, or better, speared coconut competition at Tuaro... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Allons Enfants De La Patrie a Tahiti!

  

  While waiting for the ferry to Moorea on the 14th of July, words sung by hundreds of men suddenly entered the harbor Allons enfants de la Patrie / Le jour de... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Keep Moorea Always on Your Mind

  

  From Papeete, Moorea stares at you every morning and is a reference point in the endless Pacific Ocean. Moorea calls every visitor in Tahiti for a trip.... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lift It If You Can

  

  Stone lifting, volcanic stone lifting, is a traditional, widespread sport across the Pacific. Volcanic stones are property of each village, their are brought... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Portion of Fruits, Quick!

  

  Not only men run for fruits at Tuaro Maohi. At the ancient sound of a buccina shell, the race of women fruit carrier starts. The unbearable heat can transform... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Catch the Fight

  

  Is wrestling a traditional Polynesian sport? Is it historic truth that Polynesian tribes left their leaders fighting to end a war? Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Heiva Nights: Dancing the Myth

  

  Heiva dances color Tahiti winter for three consecutive nights. Narration of myths and considerations on past and present Polynesian society are on stage. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It’s War!

  

  Traditional dances are performed between sport event, Maori war dances are among the most impressive. Out of the blue, Maori men and women shout, push their eye... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Dangerous Hug

  

  Back to Papeeete, Tuaro Maohi games entered new phases of competition Who will be the fastest palm tree climber, today? All but one palm at the climbing arena... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On the Road to the Rock of Displacement

  

  A long off-road path brought us to the center of  Tahiti’s caldera, to the Rock of Displacement.       The path was cut 12 times by the river, no road bridges. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Moana’s Ritual

  

  We got invited to visit Tahiti sacred sites. Two dozens of students from Hawaii join our reportage group to perform the Ritual of Fire in the central caldera... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Coconut Split

  

  Second day at Tuaro Maohi games: it is time for coconut splits. Coconut de-husking is a long lived sport across whole Polynesia and Pacific Ocean High mana... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Would You Mind Bringing the Fruit? And Quick!

  

  I would mind, if it weighted 50 Kg and I had to run with it for 2 km. Fruit carrying is one of the sports played at the Polynesian Olympic games “Tuaro Maohi”. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• With Wet Ankles in Big Moana

  

  Big Moana and Va’a (Polynesian canoes) gave the adventure to the populations living nowadays in the Pacific Ocean. Out of Taiwan, they discovered and colonized... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2023 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY