Aotearoa (canoe)

Aotearoa (canoe)

Infobox waka
waka_name =Aotearoa (canoe)
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In Māori tradition, Aotearoa (canoe) was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand.

ee also

*List of Māori waka


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