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Story: Muriwhenua tribes

Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe

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Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe replica

Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa trace their descent from a number of canoes, including Matawhaorua, Kurahaupō, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi, Māmari and Tinana. Ngātokimatawhaorua was captained by Nukutawhiti. This new Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe was constructed in 1940 to commemorate the centenary of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Muriwhenua tribes – Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/431/ngatokimatawhaorua-canoe (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.