- Turi (Māori ancestor)
Turi, according to Māori tradition, was the captain of the Aotea canoe and an important ancestor for many Māori iwi, particularly in the
Taranaki region.Arrival in New Zealand
After a conflict in which he killed the son of the chief
Uenuku , Turi departed for New Zealand with many others in the Aotea Canoe. This canoe had been given to Turi by Toto, father of Turi’s wife Rongorongo. In some traditions, Turi and his party stopped at Rangitāhua, believed by some to beRaoul of theKermadec Islands , where they encountered some of the crew from theKurahaupō canoe. Continuing on, Turi and his followers eventually arrived and settled atAotea Harbour on the west coast of theNorth Island .After some time at Aotea Harbour, Turi settled the Pātea region where he lived with his people along Pātea river. His daughter Tāneroroa married Ruanui, the eponymous ancestor of
Ngāti Ruanui .References
*cite web | author = Sole, Tony | title = Ngāti Ruanui | publisher = Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand | url = http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/NgatiRuanui/en | date = 2006-12-21 | accessdate = 2007-04-10
*cite web | title = Deed of Settlement between the Crown and Ngati Ruanui | url = http://www.executive.govt.nz/MINISTER/wilson/ngati-ruanui/03.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-10
*cite web | title = Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui website | url = http://www.ruanui.co.nz | accessdate = 2007-04-10
*R.D. Craig, "Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology" (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989).
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