Contents

Contents include : Easter Island: out on a limb -- Pitcairn, Mangareva, Rapa and the Austral Islands: dark horses of the south -- The Hawaiian and Line islands: Maui's hook -- The Marquesas Islands: statues in the forest -- Traditional wayfinding at sea: expanding the target -- The Tuāmotu Archipelago: crossroads of East Polynesia -- The Society Islands: one Hawaiki among many -- Rarotonga and the Cook Islands: en route to New Zealand -- Exploration and disovery: nature's signposts to the Kermadecs and beyond -- Passage to New Zealand: planned voyages of settlement -- Settling New Zealand: adapting to a cool land -- Voyages of return: the cuckoos depart -- The Western Pacific: a wider range of possibilities -- A mirror and a window: origins, achievements and loss.