Tāwhirirangi

Tāwhirirangi

Infobox waka
waka_name =Tāwhirirangi
commander =Ngāhue
priest =
departed =
landed =Bay of Plenty
iwi =
In Māori tradition, Tāwhirirangi was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Tāwhirirangi was captained by Ngāhue, and originally landed in the Bay of Plenty before heading to the South Island. Ngāhue is said to have then discovered pounamu [http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/4/ENZ-Resources/Standard/6/en Te Ara: Encyclopedia of new Zealand] .

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*List of Māori waka

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