men called Rata, Wahieroa, Ngāhue and Parata, to make the waka which came to be known as Arawa. "Hauhau-te-rangi" and "Tūtauru" (made from New Zealand greenstone...

Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapū (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe (waka)....

Wherowhero was thus descended from the captains of both the Tainui and Te Arawa waka (canoes), which are said to have brought Māori to New Zealand. Te Wherowhero...

Tūhourangi. The tribe lives in the Rotorua district and descends from the Arawa waka. The Ngāti Whakaue village Ōhinemutu is within the township of Rotorua...

Zealand). He is considered the major ancestor of the people of both Te Arawa and Tainui waka. During his lifetime, Ohomairangi acted as the guardian of Taputapuatea...

great waka Te Arawa from Hawaiki to Aotearoa and also the great navigator Toroa of the Mātaatua waka. Ngātoro-i-rangi was tricked onto the Te Arawa waka by...

the bleeding of Tama-te-kapua"). Tama-te-kapua was the captain of the Arawa waka (canoe) and was badly wounded on the island, after having lost a battle...

heavy)". According to D. M. Stafford, the Arawa canoe was made alongside the Tainui for Tama-te-kapua. The waka was thirty cubits long (13.5 metres) - the...

the homeland of the Ngāti Whaoa tribe who descended from those on the Arawa waka (canoe). The area has a long history as a tourist attraction. While the...

(Aotearoa), and set about building the two great waka (ships) Tainui and Arawa. When the Tainui waka and Te Arawa waka were constructed it was intended that Ngātoro-i-rangi...