Where did Aotea waka land?

Asked by: Angela Acuna

The Aotea landed in a small bay called Hawaiki-iti in Aotea Harbour, just north of Kāwhia. Leaving the canoe behind, the crew journeyed south on foot, naming nearly every river and stream they crossed after some incident connected with Turi.

Where did Kurahaupō waka Land?

Kermadec Islands

The Kurahaupō was known to have set sail from Rarotonga and made landfall in the Kermadec Islands, at Raoul Island. It was here that the waka suffered a mishap as it was damaged and began to sink.

When did Aotea waka arrive in NZ?

1350 CE

Finally, in 1350 CE a ‘great fleet’ of seven canoes – Aotea, Kurahaupō, Mataatua, Tainui, Tokomaru, Te Arawa and Tākitimu – all departed from the Tahitian region at the same time, bringing the people now known as Māori to New Zealand.

Where did the mamari waka Land?

The Māmari made landings at Ōmāmari and the Whāngāpē Harbour, where Ruanui’s descendants live today. The battle of the priests is remembered in the name Hokianga-whakapau-karakia (Hokianga where incantations were exhausted).

Where did the Tokomaru waka settle?

The Tokomaru sailed around the North Cape and according to Grey it landed at the Tongaporutu River where the god Rakeiora was left. The people went north to the Mokau River where the stone anchor of the canoe was left near the mouth of the river near its north side.

Where is Hawaiki located?

Polynesia

Where is Hawaiki? You will not find Hawaiki on a map, but it is believed Māori came from an island or group of islands in Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. There are distinct similarities between the Māori language and culture and others of Polynesia including the Cook Islands, Hawaii, and Tahiti.

Where did Kupe land in NZ?

After a long voyage across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean) Kupe landed on Te Ika a Māui (the Great Fish of Maui). It is said that his wife, Kuramārotini, gave the name “Aotearoa” to Te Ika a Māui.

Did Māori call NZ Aotearoa?

Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is the current Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by the Māori people in reference to only the North Island, with the name of the whole country being Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (“North Island and South Island”) in the South Island.

Is Hawaiki the same as Hawaii?

The Hawaiian dialect has a glottal stop which represents the dropped k so that Hawaii should be written as Hawai’i, and when the k is restored for comparison with the Maori dialect, Hawai’i becomes Hawaiki. This identity in names has led many to assert that the Maoris came from the Hawaiian Islands.

Is Hawaiki a real place?

The actual location has never been confirmed, and it is uncertain if it is a real, physical island, or a mythical place. Some have associated Hawaiki with the Tahitian island Ra’iātea (Rangiātea, in Māori). Like Hawaiki, Rangiātea is seen as both a physical and spiritual place.

When did Tokomaru waka Land?

There can be no question that the Morioris left New Zealand long prior to the date of arrival of the “Tokomaru” canoe in about 1350. From all we know they probably left in the times of Rauru and Whatonga, who flourished twenty-eight or twenty-nine generations ago, or about the years 1200 to 1225.

Who was in NZ before Māori?

Before that time and until the 1920s, however, a small group of prominent anthropologists proposed that the Moriori people of the Chatham Islands represented a pre-Māori group of people from Melanesia, who once lived across all of New Zealand and were replaced by the Māori.

When did the Mataatua waka land?

The descendants of the Mataatua identify themselves with the waka on which their founding ancestors arrived from Hawaiki circa 600 – 1000 years ago.

Where is Mataatua waka now?

Both Ngapuhi and Bay of Plenty tribes agree that the great waka (canoe) Mataatua rests at Takou Bay and in 1986 a reunion was held by both groups in the Bay of Islands to celebrate its travels. In Maori tradition, Mataatua was one of the great voyaging canoes by which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand.

Where did Tainui waka land?

Kāwhia

Kāwhia is the place where the ancestral waka (canoe) Tainui landed for the last time – so it is sacred to the Tainui people. The waka was tied to this pōhutukawa tree, known as Tangi-te-korowhiti, and was later buried behind Maketū marae near the present-day township.