• In Māori tradition, Matahourua was the canoe of the legendary hero Kupe, who, in some accounts, was the discoverer of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (Craig 1989:161...
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    owner of the great canoe Matahourua, whom Kupe had murdered. To escape punishment for the murder, Kupe and Kura fled in Matahourua and discovered a land...
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  • daughter of Toto, a chief of Hawaiki. Toto made a gift to her of the canoe Matahourua, in which she went out fishing with her husband Hoturapa and their friend...
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  • given to Turi, and was sailed by him to New Zealand. The other canoe, the Matahourua, was later commandeered by Kupe who sailed it to New Zealand with Kuramarotini...
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  • His wife Kuramarotini owned the canoe Matahourua. One day, Hoturapa and his wife went out fishing in the Matahourua with their friend Kupe. Kupe tricked...
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  • Ngātokimatawhaorua, Māhūhū, Ruakaramea, Tainui, Matawhaorua, Mātaatua, Matahourua 102,981 122,214 125,601 165,201 Ngāruahine Taranaki Aotea 3,228 3,723...
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    structure with little overlying sediment. These include Julia, Marion, Matahourua and Mascarin seamounts. To the north east the Minerva Abyssal Plain is...
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    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....
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    Polynesian explorer and navigator Kupe sailed from Hawaiki in his canoe named Matahourua and landed at Taipa Bay. Others believe that he landed in the Hokianga...
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    location visited by many of the Māori migration canoes, including the Matahourua, Aotea, Mātaatua, Tainui, Tākitimu, Tokomaru, Te Wakatūwhenua and Moekākara...
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    the west coast of the North Island, Kupe sailed to New Zealand in the Matahourua from Hawaiki after murdering a man called Hoturapa, and making off with...
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  • Tamapahore, Ngāti Whakahemo, Te Ūpokorehe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Whakatōhea Matahourua Wellington, Mana Island, Whanganui, Patea Manawatū-Whanganui, Northland...
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    centuries. Many Māori migration canoes visited the wider area, including the Matahourua, Aotea, Mātaatua, Tainui, Tākitimu, Tokomaru, Te Wakatūwhenua and Moekākara...
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    location visited by many of the Māori migration canoes, including the Matahourua, Aotea, Mātaatua, Tainui, Tākitimu, Tokomaru, Te Wakatūwhenua and Moekākara...
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    They were named after historic Maori canoes: Maahunui, Mahuhu, Mamari, Matahourua, Mataatua, Arai-te-Uru and Arawa. Initially powered by 130 horsepower...
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    Manuela Meier – iterate no trace (for bass clarinet) Rachael Morgan – Matahourua (for bass clarinet) Michael Norris – De corporis fabrica (for amplified...
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    River (Papawhenua's descendants) were not only of Kurahaupō, but also of Matahourua. Many Ngati Apa deny any connection to the Bay Of Plenty, Putauaki area...
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  • of Kupe coming to these shores from Ra'iātea (Tahiti) aboard the waka Matahourua in the tenth century. A lesser known place name is Koko-ia-Kupe - a snug...
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  • Mythology portal New Zealand portal Oceania portal List of Māori waka Matahourua Tāwhirirangi Spelled Rokohuia by Sir Tipene O'Regan in Waitangai: Maori...
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    was made. In addition to the Tainui, other migratory waka including the Matahourua of Kupe, the Aotea, the Mātaatua and the Tokomaru all have traditional...
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    railcars were named after historic Māori canoes: Maahunui Mahuhu Mamari Matahourua Maatua Arai-te-Uru. A seventh railcar, RM 10, named Arawa, was built as...
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