Te Kōhatuwhenua
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| Great Māori migration waka |
In Māori tradition, Te Kōhatuwhenua was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru trace their ancestry back to Taikehu, the captain of Te Kōhatuwhenua.[1]
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References
- ^ http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/7/en Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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