In one Taranaki account, the Tokomaru canoe was commanded by Manaia and landed at Tongapōrutu. In a second account, Whata was the commander and the canoe landed at the Mōhakatino River. This photograph shows elders presenting the anchor stone (Te Punga a Matori) and the adze (Poutama Whiria) from the canoe to Taranaki Museum (now Puke Ariki) in 1927.
From left to right are: Nohomairangi Te Whiti of the Taranaki iwi from Parihaka, Kapinga McClutchie of Ngāti Mutunga from Waitoetoe, and Rangi Matatoru Watson of Te Āti Awa from Waitara.
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