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]