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Whakapapa from the Tākitimu canoe

Whakapapa from the <em>Tākitimu</em> canoe

A second important canoe for Tauranga Moana is Tākitimu (known to Tauranga Moana tribes as Takitimu). As this whakapapa (genealogical table) shows, Ranginui, the founding ancestor of Ngāti Ranginui, was the great-grandson of Tamatea-arikinui, the captain of the canoe.

Whakapapa from information provided by Te Awanuiārangi Black

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Te Awanuiārangi Black, Tauranga Moana – Traditional lands and canoes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa/3681/whakapapa-from-the-takitimu-canoe (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Awanuiārangi Black, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

Comments

Toma
26 July 2012
Tena Koutou, thankyou very much this has been kool to read and learn from wow! this is valuable information...thanks
ngaire-lea robinson kahotea
09 July 2012
tena koutou my name is ngaire kahotea and im doing esearch on who my tauranga family is and everthing to do with our past and our whakapapa if any1 can help that be soooooo awsume.
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28 June 2011
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