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Kōrero: Canoe navigation

Te tohorā i ngā mahi toi a te Māori

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Whales in Māori art

He tipua tēnei kei runga i te wharenui nei. He rahi ngā whakairo pēnei kei ngā wharenui o Te Tai Rāwhiti. Ko te tipua tēnei e kōrerohia ana i roto i te pūrākau mō Uenuku rātou ko ana tama a Paikea rāua ko Ruatapu. I ora a Paikea i te parekura i mate atu ai te tokomaha. Nā te tohorā a Paikea i whakaora.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rāwiri Taonui, Canoe navigation – Locating land, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/2226/te-tohora-i-nga-mahi-toi-a-te-maori (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009.