In
Māori tradition, ''Aotearoa'' was one of the great
ocean-voyaging canoes that were used in the migrations that settled
New Zealand. ''Aotearoa'' was captained by Mokotōrea
or Mokoterea.
[ It landed at Aotea on the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato and was buried there.]
See also
* List of Māori waka
* Māori migration canoes
References
Māori waka
Māori mythology
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