Rakataura, also known as Hape or Rakatāura, is a legendary Polynesian navigator and a progenitor of many Māori iwi. Born in Hawaiki, Rakataura was the...

Ōwairaka / Mount Albert, also known as Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura, is a volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) which dominates the landscape...

named after the child who had been called Tainui. The canoe was made by Rakatāura, an expert boat builder in the tradition of Rātā, or according to Wirihana...

famine and warfare, Hoturoa decided to leave Hawaiki and he commissioned Rakatāura, an expert boat builder in the tradition of Rātā (or according to Wirihana...

Māori name for Snapper), and Rakataura, with the latter name selected by the Survey Department. The official name Rakataura never came into common use,...

Maungawhau / Mount Eden Maungauika / North Head Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura / Mount Albert Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson Ōhuiarangi / Pigeon Mountain Ōtāhuhu...

harbour. Another traditional name for the harbour is Nga-tai-o-Rakataura, referring to Rakatāura / Hape, the tohunga of the Tainui. During the early colonial...

36.98611°S 174.75417°E / -36.98611; 174.75417 Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura / Mount Albert 119.2 ± 5.6 135 metres (443 ft) 36°53′26″S 174°43′12″E...

of time, Rakataura decided to leave Tāmaki Makaurau and travel south, however during the journey his wife Kahukeke died. Eventually Rakataura settled at...

Other early names include Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura or Te Ahi-kā-roa-a-Raka, means 'the long burning fires of Rakataura', referring to its continuous occupation...

mountain was named by Rakatāura / Hape, the tohunga of the Tainui migratory canoe. After settling at the Kawhia Harbour, Rakatāura and his wife Kahukeke...

home to Te Mokoroa, a malevolent taniwha. The ranges were visited by Rakatāura, the senior tohunga (priest/navigator) of the Tainui migratory canoe,...

Tātua a Riukiuta (Three Kings), Puketāpapa (Mt Roskill), Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura (Mt Albert), Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), Maungawhau (Mt Eden), Tītīkōpuke...

Kahupeka was a daughter of Rangaiho, son of Hape, son of Ngare, son of Rakatāura, a tohunga of the Tainui waka and his wife Kahukeke, daughter of Hoturoa...

Hawaiki. Rarotonga is where Rakataura, a tohunga of the Tainui waka, first settled in Aotearoa. After a period of time, Rakataura decided to travel south...

the name One Rangatira ("The Chiefly Beach"), referring to the tohunga Rakatāura's visit to the beach. The beach has spiritual significance to Te Kawerau...

of the Auckland Region. The name Tītīrangi was chosen for the area by Rakataura, the senior tohunga of the Tainui migratory canoe. It was used to describe...

of Te Kawerau ā Maki, and was given the name Waiokahu by the ancestor Rakataura of the Tainui migratory canoe, who named it "The Waters of Kahu" after...

rock at the mouth of the creek, Te Ure tū ā Hape, recalls the visit of Rakatāura, the tohunga of the Tainui migratory canoe. Archaeological sites show...

the Waitākere Ranges name in Māori, Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa), followed by Rakatāura / Hape (tohunga of the Tainui), Hoturoa, Maki (the namesake ancestor of...

wetlands of the creek were traditionally known as Te Wai o Rakataura ("The Waters of Rakataura"). Traditional stories of the stream describe it as being...

bestowed on the mountain included Paewhenua (the land barrier, given by Rakātaura) and Pukehoua (now given to a flank cone on the eastern side of the mountain)...

maunga (volcanic cones) in the local board area: Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura / Mount Albert Maungawhau / Mount Eden Te Kōpuke / Tītīkōpuke / Mount...

bordered the island. The island's highest point, 65m high Te Taumata a Rakataura (Pinnacle Hill), was retained. Sir Henry Kelliher had owned the island...

she recovered. In some versions the shelter was built by her husband Rakatāura / Hape, the tohunga of the Tainui. The town of Whakamaru was originally...

Whāingaroa ("the long pursuit"). One tradition says that Tainui priest, Rakataura, crossed Whāingaroa on his way to Kāwhia. Another says it was among the...

Kahuitara and Kurahaupō. Tainui ancestors including Hoturoa and the tohunga Rakataura (Hape) are particularly important in Te Kawerau whakapapa, as is the ancient...

Ranges south of the Waitākere River, and was originally a name given by Rakatāura, the tohunga of the Tainui migratory canoe to a location south of Piha...

settled at the foothills at the base of Karioi. Among these was the tohunga Rakatāura / Hape, who ascended Karioi and established a tūāhupapa (sacred altar)...

Tāmaki Māori people, descended from the legendary Tainui tohunga/navigator Rakatāura (also known as Hape), and Te Arawa. The name predates the migration canoes...