<human>:  Is the kayak a traditional boat in New Zealand?
<bot>: No, the kayak is not a traditional boat in New Zealand. Kayaks were developed by native peoples to hunt in northern waters of the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic, Bering Sea and North Pacific. New Zealand is in the Southern Hemisphere. The native Maori people of New Zealand arrived there in canoes. So the kayak is not a traditional boat in New Zealand. It is a northern boat.