Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga
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In Māori tradition
, Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes
that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand
. Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga was captained by Waitaha-ariki-kore and is said to have landed near Matatā
.
He was guided to Aotearoa by two taniwha and made first landfall at the Rurima Islands. He approached the islands at speed and on striking them caused them to break apart. At Rurima he sought water at the spring which bears his name.
From Rurima he then crossed to the mainland landing at Te Awa o te Atua, near Matata, before proceeding past Otaramuturangi to Te Kohika. From here he travelled to the inland of the Bay of Plenty.
Ngatiawa expressly state that “Te Paepae-o-Rarotonga” arrived before the coming of “Matatua,” and it is said to have been a very tapu craft; hence the place where it lay (The canoe is said to be lying, buried, at Tara-o-muturangi) was used as a burial-place.
Waiataha-ariki-kore married Hineteariki of Hapuoneone who had her pa at Otamarakau and inland to Waitahanui. Their daughter was Hahuru the mother of Tuwharetoa i te Aupouri.
According to Colone' Gudgeon the Rarotongan natives have a tradition concerning a canoe called “Te Paepae-o-Rarotonga.”
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...
, Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes
Maori migration canoes
Various Māori traditions recount how their ancestors set out from their homeland in great ocean-going canoes . Some of these traditions name a mythical homeland called Hawaiki....
that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga was captained by Waitaha-ariki-kore and is said to have landed near Matatā
Matata
Matata can be:*Matata, a religious figure in Georgia *Matata, a town in New Zealand.*Matata, a New Zealand bird.*Matata, a bonobo.*J.C. Matata, a hip hop musician.*The latter part of the phrase hakuna matata....
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Traditions
Waitaha-Ariki-Kore pulled down his house in Rarotonga and used it to build his waka “Te Paepae-o-Rarotonga”.He was guided to Aotearoa by two taniwha and made first landfall at the Rurima Islands. He approached the islands at speed and on striking them caused them to break apart. At Rurima he sought water at the spring which bears his name.
From Rurima he then crossed to the mainland landing at Te Awa o te Atua, near Matata, before proceeding past Otaramuturangi to Te Kohika. From here he travelled to the inland of the Bay of Plenty.
Ngatiawa expressly state that “Te Paepae-o-Rarotonga” arrived before the coming of “Matatua,” and it is said to have been a very tapu craft; hence the place where it lay (The canoe is said to be lying, buried, at Tara-o-muturangi) was used as a burial-place.
Waiataha-ariki-kore married Hineteariki of Hapuoneone who had her pa at Otamarakau and inland to Waitahanui. Their daughter was Hahuru the mother of Tuwharetoa i te Aupouri.
According to Colone' Gudgeon the Rarotongan natives have a tradition concerning a canoe called “Te Paepae-o-Rarotonga.”