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The Tainui waka was named after an infant who did not survive childbirth. At the burial site of this child, at a place in Hawaiki known then as Maungaroa, a great tree grew; this was the tree that was used to build the ocean canoe.
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What maori canoe from the great fleet sailed up the Tamaki Estuary?
The Maori canoe from the Great Fleet that sailed up the Tamaki Estuary is believed to be the canoe called Tainui. Tainui is considered one of the seven waka (canoes) that journeyed to New Zealand from Hawaiki.
Is there another name for Tainui?
NO
What were Aotea Arawa and Tainui?
Aotea, Arawa, and Tainui are waka (canoes) that carried the ancestors of the Māori people to New Zealand. They are significant in Māori mythology and history, representing the different tribal groups that settled in different parts of the country.
The maori word for nation or tribe?
The maori word for nation or tribe is 'Iwi'. Iwi are derived from the great waka (canoe)by which they arrived in New Zealand from Hawaiki; for example the Tainui Iwi of Waikato and the King country are descendants of people who journeyed to Aotearoa (NZ) on the Tainui canoe. Iwi are divided into tribes and sub-tribes (hapu) and extended family groups (whanau). Tangata whenua is a name Maori use to describe themselves which simply means 'people of the land'.
When did Tipi Tainui Ropiha die?
Tipi Tainui Ropiha died in 1978.
When was Wereta Tainui Pitama born?
Wereta Tainui Pitama was born in 1881.
Where is the tribe Tainui based?
Tainui, those Iwi descended from the Tainui Waka, are found mainly in the Waikato and Te Rohe Potae (The King Country).
What is the significance of the waikato river to the Tainui?
Waikato is the river of the people from the Waikato Tribes of Tainui waka.
What does Waikato mean in Maori?
Wai means waterkato means flow or water currentAccording to Maori oral tradition, the Waikato river was given this name by the people in the founding canoe Tainui, when they felt the current caused by the river, in the sea outside the Waikato river mouth.
What is another name for Inuits?
Canoe
The name of a Eskimo Canoe?
A kayak.
What is the name of a Malaysian canoe?
Proa
