In Māori tradition, Waipapa was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled Northland of Aotearoa (New Zealand). The captains were Kaiwhetu and Wairere,[1] who landed the waka in Doubtless Bay.[2]
| Great Māori migration waka | |
| Landed at | Doubtless Bay |
|---|---|
| Settled at | Northland |
The exact landing site of the Waipapa is contested.[2] Various accounts place the landing point at Rangiaowhia, Taipa, Oruru,[2] or Karikari Peninsula.[1]
The captain asked his crew to take tawapou log rollers off the canoe, which had been carried from Hawaiki, and plant them on the slopes of a nearby hill. From the rollers grew a grove of tawapou trees that today serve as a memorial of the arrival of the canoe.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Māori Peoples of New Zealand / Nga iwi o Aotearoa. Auckland: David Bateman. 2006. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-86953-622-0.
- ^ a b c Evans, Jeff (2009). Nga Waka O Nehera: The First Voyaging Canoes. New Zealand: Libro International. p. 188. ISBN 9781877514043.
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