In
Māori tradition, ''Ōtūrereao'' was one of the great
ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
. It was piloted by Tairongo or Taikehu and landed at
Ōhiwa.
See also
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List of Māori waka
This is a list of Māori people, Māori (canoes). The information in this list represents a compilation of different oral traditions from around New Zealand. These accounts give several different uses for the waka: many carried Polynesians, Poly ...
References
Māori waka
Māori mythology
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