In
Māori tradition, ''Māmari'' was one of the great
ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled
New Zealand
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.
''Māmari'' was the third waka to arrive with the tangata Ruanui. The traditions of the ''Aotea'', ''Horotua'' and ''Māmari'' waka mention that
kiore (rats) were passengers on their voyages to New Zealand. Carvings on a window frame of Te Ohaki Marae in
Ahipara
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depict the story of Ruanui's kiore. When he arrived into the Hokianga Harbour, he released them onto an island called Motukiore (rat island).
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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