Te Wakatuwhenua
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In Māori tradition
, Te Wakatūwhenua was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes
that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand
. Te Wakatūwhenua is said to have landed at Cape Rodney (just north of Leigh
), its crew suffering a mysterious illness.
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 Wakatūwhenua 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 Wakatūwhenua is said to have landed at Cape Rodney (just north of Leigh
Leigh, New Zealand
Leigh is a small coastal community in the north of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It lies on the west side of Omaha Cove, a small inlet within Omaha Bay to the south of Cape Rodney. It is 13 km from Matakana, 21 km from Warkworth and approximately 92 km north of Auckland City...
), its crew suffering a mysterious illness.