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Kōrero: Canoe traditions

Te whakapakoko o Wairaka ki Whakatāne

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Statue of young girl atop a rock surrouned by sea with an island in the background.

Ko Wairaka te tamāhine a Toroa, te rangatira o Mataatua. E kī ana i te rewanga o te waka ki te moana, ka whakatauāki a ia, ‘Me whakatāne au i ahau nei!’ Nō muri mai huaina ai te ingoa o Whakatāne. Kei ētahi iwi e kī ana nā te tuahine o Toroa, nā Muriwai kē te waka arataki ki uta.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Canoe traditions – Canoes of Bay of Plenty, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2332/te-whakapakoko-o-wairaka-ki-whakatane (accessed 4 June 2026).

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