Tereanini

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Tereanini
Great Māori migration waka
IwiNgāti Porou

Tereanini was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand in Māori tradition.[1] Ngāti Porou traces its heritage back to Tereanini and a number of other waka.[1] According to oral history, it was captained by Rongomaituaho, who had followed his father Paikea (a key ancestor of Ngāti Porou) from Hawaiki.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ngāti Porou - Ancestors". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.