Kāraerae

Kāraerae was a great migratory waka (canoe) used by early Polynesian settlers in New Zealand according to Māori tradition, in which it is said that after Tamatea-arikinui wrecked the Tākitimu at Te Waewae Bay in Southland, he built the Kāraerae and sailed back to the North Island.[1]

This article is about a legendary migration canoe. For the shark called Kāraerae in Māori, see Spiny dogfish.
Kāraerae
Great Māori migration waka
CommanderTamatea-arikinui

In one Moriori tradition, Te Kāraerae was said to be the first canoe to land at Rēkohu. It was captained by Kahukoha, Rongomaiwhenua, Te Ao, and Puwaitaha - all of Ngāti Kopeka, a branch of Waitaha.[2]

See also

References
  1. Taonui, Rāwiri (2005). "Canoes of the South Island". Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. Anderson, Atholl (2016). The First Migration: Māori Origins 3000BC – AD1450. p. 34. ISBN 9780947492809. Retrieved 3 October 2020.


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