Matahourua

      Matahourua
      Great Māori migration waka

      In Māori tradition, Matahourua was the canoe of the legendary hero Kupe, who, in some accounts, was the discoverer of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (Craig 1989:161, Grey 1970:108, 161-3).

      References

      • R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989).
      • G. Grey, Polynesian Mythology (reprint Taplinger Press: New York, 1970).
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