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Whakapapa from the Mataatua canoe

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

The third canoe of significance to Tauranga Moana is Mataatua. Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Pūkenga trace their descent to people who came on the Mataatua.

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/3682/whakapapa-from-the-mataatua-canoe (accessed 4 June 2026).

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