Te Ririno
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In Māori tradition
, Te Rīrino was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes
that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand
. The waka departed from Mahaena and was commanded by Potoru. It originally landed at Boulder-Bank on the Nelson
Coast, and later sank in the Tasman Sea
. Te Rīrino was the only one of the great waka that sank.
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 Rīrino 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...
. The waka departed from Mahaena and was commanded by Potoru. It originally landed at Boulder-Bank on the Nelson
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
Coast, and later sank in the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
. Te Rīrino was the only one of the great waka that sank.