In Māori tradition, Te Wakatūwhenua was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that were 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.[1]
| Great Māori migration waka |
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- ^ http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/3/en Te Ara:Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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