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. It was captained by Tāhuhunui-o-te-rangi, the ancestor of Ngāi Tāhuhu. The canoe first landed at Wakatuwhenua, near

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north of Auckland. Ngāi Tāhuhu settled at

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in the

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and the Mangakahia River in Northland, as well as

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(on Mount Richmond) in Auckland.

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Māori waka Māori mythology {{Māori-myth-stub

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