Te Matau a Maui's rookie celestial navigators have steered the waka to the Chatham Islands.
Sibling navigators Te Kaha and Te Po Hawaikirangi dealt with constantly changing winds, cloudy nights and large swells on the waka's first journey to Rēkohu in seven years.
The waka docked between 6.30 and 7pm on Tuesday, a day and a half behind schedule, after a local fisherman spotted the boat coming around Somes Point heading towards Petre Bay.
Michelle Smith has been tracking and keeping in touch with the skipper of Te Matau a Maui waka Dale Dice from land.
"The skipper is the only person on the waka that knows their position and keeps this info to himself," Smith said.