Horouta
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In Māori tradition
, the canoe Horouta belonged to Toi
. The story goes that Kahukura
, a man from Hawaiki, introduced kūmara
(sweet potato), to the locals who had never had anything like it before. In order to obtain more kūmara back in Hawaiki
Toi gave the canoe to Kahukura. Upon gathering the coveted vegetables, Kahukura sent them back on the Horouta, commanded by Pāoa (or Pāwa).
According to Kahungunu tradition it was Pawa who captained the Horouta while Kiwa
was the tohunga. J H Mitchell has written that the Horouta canoe reached New Zealand around 100 years before the main body of canoes, which arrived around 1350. Horouta called at different places along the East Coast until it was beached at Gisborne. Kiwa was the first to set foot on the land, according to custom. The place was thereafter known as Turanganui a Kiwa, or the standing place of Kiwa and the name was later extended to include the whole of the Poverty Bay
flats area.
Maori mythology
Māori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided...
, the canoe Horouta belonged to Toi
Toi
Toi or TOI may refer to:* Toi , the Biblical king of Hamath* Toi , a masculine name in Māori and other Polynesian languages* Toi, Shizuoka, Japan* TOI , a group of electronic folk rock musicians in the Philippines...
. The story goes that Kahukura
Kahukura
The Māori name Kahukura can refer to one of several people or things:People and figures*Kahukura , a figure from Māori mythology*Kahukura Bentson, New Zealand boxer...
, a man from Hawaiki, introduced kūmara
Kumara
Kumara may refer to:Places* Kumara, New Zealand, a town* Kumara , a Parliamentary electoratePeople*Ajith Kumara , Sri Lankan politician*Dinesh Kumara , Sri Lankan cricketer...
(sweet potato), to the locals who had never had anything like it before. In order to obtain more kūmara back in Hawaiki
Hawaiki
In Māori mythology, Hawaiki is the homeland of the Māori, the original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand...
Toi gave the canoe to Kahukura. Upon gathering the coveted vegetables, Kahukura sent them back on the Horouta, commanded by Pāoa (or Pāwa).
According to Kahungunu tradition it was Pawa who captained the Horouta while Kiwa
Kiwa (mythology)
Kiwa is one of several male divine guardians of the ocean in the traditions of some Māori tribes of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand.A poetic name for the Pacific Ocean is Te moana nui a Kiwa...
was the tohunga. J H Mitchell has written that the Horouta canoe reached New Zealand around 100 years before the main body of canoes, which arrived around 1350. Horouta called at different places along the East Coast until it was beached at Gisborne. Kiwa was the first to set foot on the land, according to custom. The place was thereafter known as Turanganui a Kiwa, or the standing place of Kiwa and the name was later extended to include the whole of the Poverty Bay
Poverty Bay
Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to the north of Hawkes Bay. It stretches for 10 kilometres from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. The city of Gisborne is located on the northern shore of the bay...
flats area.