Kurahaupō
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| Kurahaupō | |
| Great Māori migration waka | |
|---|---|
| Commander | Popoto or Te Moungaroa[1] or Ruatea |
| Priest | Ruatea[2] |
| Landed at | Rangitahua (Kermedecs)[3] |
| Iwi | Ngati Apa, Ngati Awa, Ngati Ruanui, and Ngati Kahungunu |
| Settled at | Auckland Peninsula[4] |
In Māori tradition, Kurahaupō is the canoe which brought to New Zealand the ancestors of several iwi including Ngati Apa, Ngati Awa, Ngati Ruanui, all of Taranaki, and Ngati Kahungunu of the lower North Island. Ruatea was the chief.
[edit] References
- E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891, 20.
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