Tōtara-i-kāria
Great Māori migration waka |
In Māori tradition, Tōtara-i-kāria was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes (or waka) that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. The waka is linked to the Bay of Plenty region. Legend has it that this was the waka taken by the priest back to Hawaiki; upon arrival, he fought a battle at and , against the chief Manaia. He defeated Manaia, and then returned to his pā (fortification) in New Zealand, on Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty. However, the survivors of Manaia's tribe soon arrived in a fleet of canoes to seek revenge. Ngātoroirangi chanted incantations whipping up a storm that destroyed them.[1]
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- ^ http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/5/en Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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