Āraiteuru Explained

Waka Name:	Maori: Āraiteuru
Landed:	Shag Point
Iwi:	Ngāi Tahu

Maori: '''Āraiteuru''' (also written Maori: '''Ārai-te-uru''') was a canoe (Maori: [[Waka (canoe)|waka]]) of some of Ngāi Tahu's ancestors in Māori tradition.

The canoe was conveyed to New Zealand by the north-east wind, carrying the chiefs Kirikirikatata, Aroarokaehe, Mauka Atua, Aoraki,^[1] Kakeroa, Te Horokoatu, Ritua, Ngamautaurua, Pokohiwitahi, Puketapu, Te Maro-tiri-a-te-rehu, Hikuroroa, Pahatea, Te Waioteao, and Hapekituaraki.

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. The canoe itself remained at Shag Point.^{[2] [3]}

Dunedin's pan-Maori: [[iwi]] marae, located in the suburb of Wakari, is named Maori: Araiteuru Marae^[4] after the canoe.

See also

• Arahura (canoe)
• Tākitimu
• Uruaokapuarangi

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Dual names accepted in Aoraki-Mt Cook. Littlewood. Matthew. 2013. Stuff. 15 June 2020.
2. Book: White, John. John White (ethnographer). 1887. XI. The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration.. II. Wellington. Government Printer. 178–179. 15 June 2020. en.
3. Book: Tregear, Edward. Edward Tregear

   . Edward Tregear. 1891. Araiteuru. The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary. Wellington. Lyon and Blair. 20. 15 June 2020.

4. Web site: Araiteuru marae to celebrate 30 years . McNeilly. Hamish. 2010. Otago Daily Times. 15 June 2020.