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Kōrero: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration

‘Te heke ki Aotearoa’

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‘The legend of the voyage to New Zealand’

Nā Kennett Watkins te pikitia nei i tā, he waka hourua kua tau ki Aotearoa. Ko te whakapae he waka hourua ngā waka tuatahi ki Aotearoa, i hōpara i te takiwā.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

by Kennett Watkins

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rāwiri Taonui, Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration – Exploration traditions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/14124/te-heke-ki-aotearoa (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.