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

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)....

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...

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...

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...

Gardiner, Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Whanau a Apanui, Ngāi Tahu (2019) "Te Waka Toi Awards". www.creativenz.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 December 2020. "Te Waka Toi". Ministry...

encounter. Also on Rarotonga, they encountered Tama-te-kapua, chief of the Arawa waka, who kidnapped Ngātoro-i-rangi and his wife Kearoa. Riu-ki-uta took over...

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...