Rongorongo (wife of Turi)
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In Māori tradition
, Rongorongo is the wife of Turi, the chief of the Aotea
canoe. She is an ancestress of the Whanganui
and Ngati Ruanui
iwi
. The Aotea canoe was given to Rongorongo as a present by her father Toto
(Tregear 1891:426).
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...
, Rongorongo is the wife of Turi, the chief of the Aotea
Aotea
Aotea can refer to:*Great Barrier Island*Aotea Square, a square in downtown Auckland*Aotea Harbour, a natural harbour in New Zealand*Aotea , traditional canoe by which some Māori settled New Zealand...
canoe. She is an ancestress of the Whanganui
Whanganui
Various places in New Zealand are called Whanganui:*Whanganui, a city at the mouth of the Whanganui River, also often spelled "Wanganui", Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui Island, Waikato Region...
and Ngati Ruanui
Ngati Ruanui
Ngāti Ruanui is a Māori iwi traditionally based in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. In the 2006 census, 7,035 people claimed affiliation to the iwi. However, most members now live outside the traditional areas of the iwi.-Early history:...
iwi
Iwi
In New Zealand society, iwi form the largest everyday social units in Māori culture. The word iwi means "'peoples' or 'nations'. In "the work of European writers which treat iwi and hapū as parts of a hierarchical structure", it has been used to mean "tribe" , or confederation of tribes,...
. The Aotea canoe was given to Rongorongo as a present by her father Toto
Toto (mythology)
In Māori mythology, Toto was a chief in Hawaiki. He had two daughters, Kuramarotini, the wife of Hoturapa, and Rongorongo, the wife of Turi. Toto felled a tree and made two canoes. One of these, the Aotea, was given to Turi, and was sailed by him to New Zealand...
(Tregear 1891:426).