Te Hoiere (canoe)

In Māori tradition, Te Hoiere was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Ngāti Kuia tradition states that their founding tupuna Matua Hautere, a descendant of Kupe, came to Te Waipounamu in his waka Te Hoiere, guided by the kaitiaki (tribal guardian) Kaikaiawaro.[1]

For the island also known as Te Hoiere, see Maud Island.

Te Hoiere
Great Māori migration waka
CommanderMatua Hautere
PriestKaikaiawaro
IwiNgāti Kuia

See also

References
  1. Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand


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