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Te Rangimātoru

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Te Rangimātoru
Great Māori migration waka

In Māori tradition, Te Rangimātoru was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Te Rangimātoru landed at Ohiwa and was commanded by Hape-ki-tu-manui-o-te-rangi (who later died in the South Island).[1]

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  1. ^ "National Library of New Zealand". Rsnz.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2012.