Great Māori migration waka | |
Iwi | Te Kawerau ā Maki |
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Kahuitara was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand in Māori tradition. [1] [2]
It landed at Taranaki under the command of Muruiwi. His people settled the area and travelled north. [2]
Te Kawerau ā Maki trace their ancestry back to those who on Kahuitara and other waka, including Tainui, Aotea, Tokomaru and Kurahaupō. [1]
Great Māori migration waka | |
Iwi | Te Kawerau ā Maki |
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Kahuitara was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand in Māori tradition. [1] [2]
It landed at Taranaki under the command of Muruiwi. His people settled the area and travelled north. [2]
Te Kawerau ā Maki trace their ancestry back to those who on Kahuitara and other waka, including Tainui, Aotea, Tokomaru and Kurahaupō. [1]