Te Rangiuamutu Explained

Waka Name:Te Rangiuamutu
Commander:Tamatearokai
Iwi:Ngāti 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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/7/en Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand