Who was the captain of the Aotea waka?
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Asked by: Victor Vazquez
TuriTuri, and a chief, Uenuku.
Where did Aotea waka land?
This vessel was left at Aotea Harbour, her crew proceeding by land to Taranaki, where they settled among a folk of mixed aboriginal and Polynesian descent.
Who gave the Aotea canoe to Turi and his people?
Toto
History. Aotea was a double canoe built by Toto from half of a great tree from Hawaiki, the other half being used for the canoe Matahourua. Toto gave Aotea to his daughter Rongorongo, who was married to Turi.
When did the Aotea waka land?
Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the Pacific on his waka hourua (voyaging canoe) from his ancestral Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki. It is said that Kupe made landfall at the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, around 1000 years ago.
How did Aotea get its name?
Mythology. In some traditional stories, Aotearoa was the name of the canoe (waka) of the explorer Kupe, and he named the land after it. Kupe’s wife Kuramārōtini (in some versions, his daughter) was watching the horizon and called “He ao! He ao!” (‘a cloud!
Why did the Māori come to NZ?
The first people to arrive in New Zealand were ancestors of the Māori. The first settlers probably arrived from Polynesia between 1200 and 1300 AD. They discovered New Zealand as they explored the Pacific, navigating by the ocean currents, winds and stars.
Who was Kupe wife?
Kuramārotini
Kupe sailed from Hawaiki on a voyage of discovery taking with him his wife Kuramārotini. She had been the wife of his relative, Hoturapa, whom Kupe had tried to kill. He also had with him in his great canoe Matahorua other relatives many of whose names figure in Aotearoa place names.
Was Kupe a real person?
Kupe was the legendary Polynesian explorer, navigator and a great Rangatira of Hawaiki, who is said to have been the first human to discover Aotearoa New Zealand.
How many children does Kupe have?
You must all board the canoe, so there may be one death for us all, and not me alone while you remain lamenting in safety ashore.” So his wife and five children consented to accompany Kupe and were with him when he discovered Aotearoa. Matahorua was now launched and the voyagers departed.
What does Aotea mean in Māori?
Aotea, also known as Great Barrier Island, is the 6th largest island of NZ with an area of 285 sq kilometres. It is where we make your products and it is also our namesake. Māori named the island Aotea meaning white cloud (ao – cloud, tea – white) as it appeared in the distance as a white cloud on the horizon.
What did Māori call NZ?
Aotearoa
Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand, though it seems at first to have been used for the North Island only.
Who is Bracken and Reeves?
Both Bracken and Reeves are commonly credited with first inventing the word Aotearoa. They did not, but they helped embed the modern view among both Māori and Pākehā that Aotearoa means and is the ‘indigenous’ term for all of New Zealand. Their timing is not coincidental.
What was NZ called before NZ?
When James Cook arrived in 1769, Nieuw Zeeland was anglicised to New Zealand, as can be seen in his famous 1770 map. Cook renamed Te Moana-o-Raukawa as Cook Strait, and imposed dozens more English place names.
What was New Zealand’s first name?
Hendrik Brouwer proved that the South American land was a small island in 1643, and Dutch cartographers subsequently renamed Tasman’s discovery Nova Zeelandia from Latin, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. This name was later anglicised to New Zealand.
