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Kōrero: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration

He poupou whakanui i a Kupe

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Kupe carving and tukutuku panel

Ko Kupe tētahi o ngā kaihōpara rongonui rawa atu. Nāna ētahi wāhi o Te Whanganui-a-Tara i taunaha, pērā i ngā moutere o Matiu me Mākaro i tapaina ki āna tamāhine. Kei te taha matau o te tukutuku a Kupe, kei raro iho ko Matiu rāua ko Mākaro. Kei te taha mauī ko Māui, kei ōna rekereke ko Ngake rāua ko Whātaitai, ngā taniwha o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

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Museum of Wellington City and Sea

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration – Wairarapa and Wellington, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14149/he-poupou-whakanui-i-a-kupe (accessed 4 June 2026).

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