| Great Māori migration waka |
In Māori tradition, Aotearoa was one of the great ocean-voyaging canoes that were used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Aotearoa was captained by Mokotōrea [1] or Mokoterea. [2] It landed at Aotea on the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato and was buried there. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Taonui, Rāwiri (8 February 2005). "Canoe traditions – Te Arawa and Tainui". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b Simmonds, D. R. (1976). The Great New Zealand Myth. Reed. pp. 174–176.
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| Great Māori migration waka |
In Māori tradition, Aotearoa was one of the great ocean-voyaging canoes that were used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Aotearoa was captained by Mokotōrea [1] or Mokoterea. [2] It landed at Aotea on the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato and was buried there. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Taonui, Rāwiri (8 February 2005). "Canoe traditions – Te Arawa and Tainui". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b Simmonds, D. R. (1976). The Great New Zealand Myth. Reed. pp. 174–176.
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