Te Hoiere
Te Hoiere may refer to: * Te Hoiere (waka), a voyaging canoe used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. *Maud Island, an island in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, with the alternative official name Te Hoiere. *Pelorus River, a river in Marlborough, New Zealand, officially called Te Hoiere / Pelorus River. *Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere is the largest of the Sound (geography), sounds which make up the Marlborough Sounds at the north of the South Island, New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds is a system of drowned river valleys, which were formed after th ...

Te Hoiere (waka)
In Māori tradition, ''Te Hoiere'' was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Ngāti Kuia tradition states that their founding tupuna Matua Hautere, a descendant of Kupe, came to Te Waipounamu in his waka ''Te Hoiere'', guided by the kaitiaki (tribal guardian) Kaikaiawaro. See also *List of Māori waka A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Māori waka Māori mythology {{Māori-myth-stub ...
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Maud Island
Maud Island, also called Te Hoiere in the Māori language, is one of the larger islands in the Marlborough Sounds on the northern tip of the South Island of New Zealand, with a total area of . Fauna Maud Island is an important predator free nature reserve (officially a ''Scientific Reserve'' as defined under New Zealand's ''Reserves Act'') to which only scientists and conservationists have access. Visitors need a special permit issued by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Thanks to the efforts of conservationist Don Merton the kakapo was introduced onto the predator-free island in 1974. Additional kakapo were subsequently translocated onto other Islands like Codfish Island, Anchor Island and Little Barrier Island. After only one breeding attempt by pair ''Flossie'' and ''Richard Henry'' in 1998 where three chicks were born, Maud Island's kakapo population was translocated to more forested islands. The takahe was also introduced there in 1985. Another rare species is ...
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Pelorus River
Te Hoiere / Pelorus River is a river at the northern end of South Island of New Zealand in the region of Marlborough. It flows from the Richmond Range into Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere. This area is fantastic for camping and is renowned for its magnificent river swimming where the Pelorus River runs through a gorge at Pelorus Bridge. At Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve, the river was used as a film locations for the barrel rider scene in '' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'', which increased the area's popularity for river rafting. In August 2014, the river's name was officially altered to Te Hoiere / Pelorus River. History The Pelorus River was originally known as Te Hoeire by local Māori after the first canoe to travel to the South Island. The river flows east until it enters Pelorus Sound at Havelock. The valley was the site of a massacre of Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō by Te Rauparaha Te Rauparaha (c.1768 – 27 November 1849) was a Māori rangatira (ch ...
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