Te Rangiuamutu

One of the great canoes used during the Māori migration to New Zealand

Te Rangiuamutu
Great Māori migration waka
CommanderTamatearokai
IwiNgāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru

In Māori tradition, Te Rangiuamutu (also known as Tairea) 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 link their ancestry to Tamatearokai the captain of Te Rangiuamutu.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand


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