Mataatua

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Mataatua is one of the ancestral Māori waka (voyaging canoes) central to tribal origin traditions in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian voyaging canoe
ancestral Māori waka
voyaging canoe
associatedIwiConfederation Mataatua confederation of tribes GENERATED
associatedMarae Mataatua Wharenui GENERATED
associatedMeetingHouseLocation Whakatāne GENERATED
associatedPeople Ngāi Tūhoe NERFINISHED
Ngāti Awa NERFINISHED
Ngāti Manawa NERFINISHED
Ngāti Pūkeko NERFINISHED
Ngāti Rangitihi NERFINISHED
Ngāti Whare NERFINISHED
Te Whakatōhea NERFINISHED
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui NERFINISHED
captain Toroa NERFINISHED
category Māori history
Māori mythology
Māori waka
Polynesian navigation
commandedBy Toroa NERFINISHED
country New Zealand
crewIncludes Awanuiarangi (ancestor figure in some traditions) NERFINISHED
Muriwai NERFINISHED
Puhi NERFINISHED
Tāneatua NERFINISHED
Wairaka NERFINISHED
culture Māori NERFINISHED
familyGroupOnBoard Toroa and his whānau
hasNameMeaning name associated with ancestral canoe traditions (exact etymology varies by source)
hasSpiritualRole tapu ancestral vessel
hasTraditionType oral tradition
landfallPlace Whakatāne NERFINISHED
landfallRegion Bay of Plenty NERFINISHED
languageContext te reo Māori
linkedToPlace Rangitāiki River region NERFINISHED
Rūātoki NERFINISHED
Waimana NERFINISHED
Whakatāne River NERFINISHED
Ōpōtiki NERFINISHED
MāoriNameForCountry Aotearoa NERFINISHED
navigatedBy Toroa NERFINISHED
oceanCrossed Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
originRegion Hawaiki NERFINISHED
rememberedThrough karakia (incantations)
pūrākau (narratives, stories)
waiata (songs)
whakapapa (genealogies)
significance central to tribal origin traditions in Aotearoa New Zealand
status ancestral canoe of multiple iwi
symbolOf shared ancestry of Mataatua tribes
typeOfTradition tribal origin tradition
voyageEra Great Polynesian migrations NERFINISHED

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Ngāpuhi iwi hasWaka Mataatua
subject surface form: Ngāpuhi