List of Māori waka

This is a list of Māori waka (canoes). The information in this list represents a compilation of different oral traditions from around New Zealand. These accounts give several different uses for the waka: many carried Polynesian migrants and explorers from Hawaiki to New Zealand; others brought supplies or made return journeys to Hawaiki; Te Rīrino was said to be lost at sea.

List of waka

Name[1] Landing place[2] Traditional regions[1] Associated iwi or hapū[1]
Aotea Aotea Harbour Manawatū-Whanganui, Taranaki, Waikato Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Maru (Hauraki), Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) / Te Iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Ruanui (Ngā Rauru Kītahi), Pakakohi, Tamahaki, Tamakana, Tangāhoe, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Te Atiawa (Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai, Te Atiawa Taranaki, Te Atiawa o Te Whanganui-a-Tara), Te Korowai o Wainuiārua, Uenuku
Aotearoa Kāwhia Bay of Plenty, Waikato -
Arahura South Island South Island Ngāi Tahu
Āraiteuru Shag Point South Island Ngāi Tahu
Arautauta Waiōtahe Bay of Plenty Whakatōhea, Te Ūpokorehe
Arawa Tauranganui, Whangaparaoa, Maketu Bay of Plenty, Waikato Ngāti Kea / Ngāti Tuarā, Ngāti Mākino, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiteaorere, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Tahu – Ngāti Whaoa, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Tūrangitukua, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whakahemo, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Whare, Tapuika, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Tūhourangi, Uenuku-Kōpako, Waitaha (Bay of Plenty)
Hīnakipākau-o-te-rupe Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty -
Horouta Wherowhero Lagoon Gisborne Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki / Ngati Porou ki Harataunga ki Mataora, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Hauiti
Kahutara New Plymouth Taranaki -
Kāraerae North Island South Island -
Kurahaupō Takapaukura / Tom Bowling Bay Northland, Taranaki Muaūpoko, Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri, Pakakohi, Rangitāne (Rangitāne o Manawatū, Rangitāne o Te Matau-a-Māui, Rangitāne o Wairau, Rangitāne o Tamaki nui a Rua), Rongomaiwahine, Tangāhoe, Taranaki, Te Kawerau ā Maki, Te Wairoa
Mahangaatuamatua Tauranga Bay of Plenty -
Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi Pārengarenga, Whangaroa, Tākou Whangaruru, Kaipara Harbour, Rangaunu Harbour Auckland, Northland Ngāti Wai (Ngāti Rehua, Ngāti Whātua (Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Te Uri-o-Hau, Te Roroa), Te Rarawa
Mānuka South Island South Island -
Māmari Hokianga Harbour Northland Ngāpuhi (Ngāti Hine), Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa
Mātaatua Tākou Bay Bay of Plenty, Northland Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Tūhoe, Ngā Pōtiki / Ngā Pōtiki ā Tamapahore, Ngāti Whakahemo, Te Ūpokorehe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Whakatōhea
Matahourua Wellington, Mana Island, Whanganui, Patea Manawatū-Whanganui, Northland Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rangi
Moekākara Kawau Island, Motu Kōkako, Goat Island Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Northland Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ākitai Waiohua, Te Kawerau ā Maki
Motumotuahi Whanganui Taranaki Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui
Ngātokimatawhaorua Whangapē Harbour, Hokianga Harbour Northland Ngāpuhi (Ngāti Hine), Te Aupōuri, Te Patukirikiri, Te Rarawa
Nuku-tai-memeha Whakatāne, Whāngārā Gisborne Ngāti Porou
Nukutere Ahuahu Gisborne, Bay of Plenty Ngāti Porou, Te Whakatōhea, Tūhoe, Whakatōhea
Ōkoki New Plymouth Taranaki -
Ōtūrereao Ōhiwa Bay of Plenty -
Pangatoru Whanganui Taranaki Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui
Riukākara Mangōnui Northland -
Ruakaramea Herekino Northland Ngāpuhi (Ngāti Hine), Ngāti Wai (Ngāti Rehua)
Tahatuna Mōhakatino Taranaki Ngāti Tama
Taikōria New Plymouth Taranaki Ngāti Kurī
Tainui Whangaparaoa, Bay of Plenty, Kāwhia Waikato, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Hauraki, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Koata, Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Hikairo
Tākitimu Tauranga, Whangaokeno / East Island, Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, Māhia Peninsula, Wairoa, Mōhaka River Hawke's Bay, Bay of Plenty, South Island Kāti Māmoe, Ngāi Tahu / Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāi Te Ohuake, Ngāti Hauiti, Ngāti Hineuru, Ngāti Kahungunu (Maungaharuru Tangitū, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamakinui a Rua, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamatea, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Whanganui-a-Orotu, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāti Whitikaupeka, Te Hika o Papauma), Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Rākaipaaka, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Ruapani / Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana, Ngāti Tamakōpiri, Ngāti Whakahemo, Pakakohi, Rongomaiwahine, Rongowhakaata, Tangāhoe, Tapuika, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Te Wairoa, Waitaha (Te Waipounamu/South Island)
Tauira Te Kaha Bay of Plenty, Northland Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Tāwhirirangi Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty, South Island -
Te Aratauwhāiti Whakatāne Bay of Plenty Ngāti Ngāinui
Te Aratāwhao Hawaiki (departing from Bay of Plenty) Bay of Plenty -
Te Hoiere South Island South Island Ngāti Kuia
Te Kōhatuwhenua Taranaki Taranaki Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui
Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga Matatā Bay of Plenty Ngāti Tuwharetoa
Te Rangimātoru Ōhiwa Bay of Plenty Tuhoe (Ngāi Tūranga), Te Hapū-oneone
Te Rangiuamutu / Tairea Taranaki Taranaki Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui
Te Rīrino

Boulder Bank (departing from Mahaena)

Taranaki -
Te Wakaringaringa Taranaki Taranaki Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui
Te Wakatūwhenua Cape Rodney Northland -
Tinana / Te Māmaru Tauroa Point Northland Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu
Tokomaru Tongapōrutu Taranaki Ngāti Maru (Hauraki), Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) / Te Iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Mutunga (Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki), Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri), Ngāti Tama (Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, Ngāti Tama ki Te Upoko o Te Ika, Ngāti Tama Kopiri, Ngāti Tama ki Taranaki, Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu), Te Atiawa (Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai, Te Atiawa Taranaki, Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui, Te Atiawa o Te Whanganui-a-Tara), Te Kawerau ā Maki
Tōtara-i-kāria Mōtītī Island Bay of Plenty Ngāti Tuwharetoa
Tūnui-ā-rangi Motu Kōkako Auckland, Northland Ngāi Tāhuhu
Tūwhenua Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty -
Uruaokapuarangi Boulder Bank, Clutha River South Island Te Kāhui Waitaha, Te Kāhui Tipua, Te Kāhui Roko
Waipapa Doubtless Bay Northland -

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Te Puni Kōkiri". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  2. ^ "Te Ara - Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Te Ara - Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  • Taonui, Rāwiri (8 February 2005). "Canoe traditions". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2020.