In the early 20th century the varied Māori accounts of founding canoes were simplified into a belief in a Great Fleet of seven canoes (Tākitimu, Tokomaru, Kurahaupō, Aotea, Tainui, Te Arawa and Mataatua). This garden in Rarotonga with its seven stones was constructed to represent the seven canoes.
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