Great MÄori migration waka | |
Landed at | Shag Point |
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Iwi | NgÄi Tahu |
Ä€raiteuru (also written Ä€rai-te-uru) was a canoe ( waka) of some of NgÄi Tahu's ancestors in MÄori tradition.
The canoe was conveyed to New Zealand by the north-east wind, [1]: 178 carrying the chiefs Kirikirikatata, Aroarokaehe, Mauka Atua, [2] [a] Aoraki, [3] Kakeroa, Te Horokoatu, Ritua, Ngamautaurua, Pokohiwitahi, Puketapu, Te Maro-tiri-a-te-rehu, Hikuroroa, Pahatea, Te Waioteao, and Hapekituaraki. [1]: 179
The canoe's fishing net and the water gourd ( calabash) were turned into stone at Moeraki in the South Island, where they can still be seen in the form of the Moeraki Boulders. [1]: 179 The canoe itself remained at Shag Point. [1]: 179 [2]
Dunedin's pan- iwi marae, located in the suburb of Wakari, is named Araiteuru Marae [4] after the canoe.
Great MÄori migration waka | |
Landed at | Shag Point |
---|---|
Iwi | NgÄi Tahu |
Ä€raiteuru (also written Ä€rai-te-uru) was a canoe ( waka) of some of NgÄi Tahu's ancestors in MÄori tradition.
The canoe was conveyed to New Zealand by the north-east wind, [1]: 178 carrying the chiefs Kirikirikatata, Aroarokaehe, Mauka Atua, [2] [a] Aoraki, [3] Kakeroa, Te Horokoatu, Ritua, Ngamautaurua, Pokohiwitahi, Puketapu, Te Maro-tiri-a-te-rehu, Hikuroroa, Pahatea, Te Waioteao, and Hapekituaraki. [1]: 179
The canoe's fishing net and the water gourd ( calabash) were turned into stone at Moeraki in the South Island, where they can still be seen in the form of the Moeraki Boulders. [1]: 179 The canoe itself remained at Shag Point. [1]: 179 [2]
Dunedin's pan- iwi marae, located in the suburb of Wakari, is named Araiteuru Marae [4] after the canoe.