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Kōrero: Canoe traditions

Ngā tauranga o ngā waka ki Te Wai Pounamu

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Kei runga i te mahere whenua nei ngā tauranga o Ārai-te-uru me Tākitimu, tae atu ki te ara i haere ai a Uruaokapuarangi, ko Rākaihautū te kaihautū. Kei runga i te kōnae ko Tīpene O’Regan te rangatira o Ngāi Tahu, e kōrero ana mō te taenga mai o Rākaihautū rāua ko tana tama a Rakihouia. Ka kōrero anō ia mō te takenga mai o te iwi o Waitaha.

He kōnae nō Radio New Zealand Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero. He takahi manatārua te whakamahi anō i te kōnae nei. Ki te tono mō te kōnae whakapā atu ki Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero. (Te Puna Wai Kōrero – origins of tribes, Te Wai Pounamu/Tau whakapuakanga DAT 980)

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Rāwiri Taonui, Canoe traditions – Canoes of the South Island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/2369/nga-tauranga-o-nga-waka-ki-te-wai-pounamu (accessed 4 June 2026).

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