Arahura (canoe)

Arahura
Great Māori migration waka
IwiNgāi Tahu
Settled atSouth Island

Arahura was a divine canoe (waka) made of pounamu in Ngāi Tahu's Māori mythology.

The chiefs who travelled to New Zealand in her were Peki(te)tahua, Rongokahe, Rangitatau, Hineraho,[1] Te Rangitamau, Taewhenua, Te Mikimiki (Te Mingimingi), Atua-whakanihoniho, Te Atua-whakataratara, and Whakarewa.[2] Arahura may have also been the name of the atua that was brought along with the canoe.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Tregear, Edward (1891). "Arahura". The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary. Wellington: Lyon and Blair. p. 20. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b White, John (1887). "XI". The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. Vol. II. Wellington: Government Printer. p. 179. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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