In
Māori tradition, ''Matahourua'' was the
canoe of the legendary hero
Kupe, who, in some accounts, was the discoverer of
Aotearoa
''Aotearoa'' () is the current Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference to only the North Island, with the name of the whole country being ''Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu'' ("North Island and South ...
(
New Zealand) (Craig 1989:161, Grey 1970:108, 161–3).
See also
*
List of Māori waka
References
*R.D. Craig, ''Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology'' (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989).
*G. Grey, ''Polynesian Mythology'' (reprint Taplinger Press: New York, 1970).
Māori waka
Māori mythology
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