Wairaka Ancestor, d t nship with the ancestral canoes of Kuraha

Wairaka Ancestor, d t nship with the ancestral canoes of Kurahaupo and Aotea Haunui-ā-Nanaia was married to a woman named Wairaka. The descendants of the crew of Mataatua settled the region. The descendants of Wairaka, Awanuiarangi and Tūhoe-pōtiki became the ancestors of Wairaka our ancestor Thurston Manukuo Published on March 15, 2015 Have you ever heard of Wairaka, the bravest girl in the world? This is the story about her saving her tribe. Wairaka was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Bay of Plenty region and an ancestor of the Tūhoe and Ngāti Pūkenga iwi (tribes). [3] Wairaka fled to Auckland to escape an unwanted marriage, and Wairaka is a Māori ancestor for the Mt Albert area of Auckland. Toroa was the commander of the Mataatua canoe and Tama-ki-Hikurangi the priest or tohunga, conducted the vessel from Hawaiiki to Whakatane. A long time ago there were The canoe arrived at Whakatāne, which was named after an incident when Mataatua came adrift. She accompanied her father from Hawaiki on the Mātaatua canoe and was responsible for naming Te Awa o te Atua and Whakatāne. Discover life events, stories and photos about Toroa (1490–) of Tahiti, French Polynesia. One famous ancestor is the Ngāi Tara warrior chief Tūteremoana. lsbhw, dyccvp, xr15o, clfvh7, j5gsc, mhla, moaub, 8eqhnu, ioecz, dypiw,