Below is a list of Māori waka (canoes). Many carried Polynesian migrants and explorers from Hawaiki to New Zealand; others brought supplies or made return journeys to Hawaiki; Te Rīrino was actually lost at sea. The information in this list represents a compilation of different traditions from around New Zealand.
List of canoes
| Name of Canoe |
Regional Traditions |
Associated Iwi or Hapu
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| Aotea |
Taranaki, Waikato |
Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Ngāti Ruanui
|
| Aotearoa |
Bay of Plenty, Waikato |
|
| Arahura |
South Island |
Ngāi Tahu
|
| Āraiteuru |
South Island |
Ngāi Tahu
|
| Arautauta |
Bay of Plenty |
Te Whakatōhea
|
| Arawa |
Bay of Plenty, East Coast, Waikato |
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa
|
| Hīnakipākau-o-te-rupe |
Bay of Plenty |
|
| Horouta |
East Coast |
Ngāti Ruapani, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki
|
| Kahutara |
Taranaki |
|
| Kāraerae |
South Island |
|
| Kurahaupō |
Northland, Taranaki |
Ngati Apa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngati Ruanui
|
| Mahangaatuamatua |
Bay of Plenty |
|
| Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi (also Māhuhu) |
Auckland, Northland |
Ngāti Whātua
|
| Mānuka |
South Island |
|
| Māmari |
Northland |
Ngā Puhi, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa
|
| Mataatua |
Bay of Plenty, Northland |
Ngā Puhi, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pūkenga, Te Whakatōhea
|
| Matahourua |
(various) |
|
| Moekākara |
Northland |
Te Kawerau
|
| Motumotuahi |
Taranaki |
Ngā Rauru or Ngāti Ruanui
|
| Ngātokimatawhaorua |
Northland |
Ngā Puhi, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa
|
| Nuku-tai-memeha |
East Coast |
Ngāti Porou
|
| Nukutere |
Bay of Plenty, East Coast |
Ngāti Porou, Te Whakatōhea
|
| Ōkoki |
Taranaki |
|
| Ōtūrereao |
Bay of Plenty |
|
| Pangatoru |
Taranaki |
Ngā Rauru or Ngāti Ruanui
|
| Riukākara |
Northland |
|
| Ruakaramea |
Northland |
|
| Tahatuna |
Taranaki |
|
| Taikōria |
Taranaki |
|
| Tainui |
Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Waikato |
Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Rongoū, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Whanaunga
|
| Tākitimu |
Bay of Plenty, East Coast, South Island |
Muriwhenua, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Tahu
|
| Tauira |
Bay of Plenty, Northland |
Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-a-Apanui
|
| Tāwhirirangi |
Bay of Plenty, South Island |
|
| Te Aratauwhāiti |
Bay of Plenty |
|
| Te Aratāwhao |
Bay of Plenty |
|
| Te Kōhatuwhenua |
Taranaki |
Ngā Rauru or Ngāti Ruanui
|
| Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga |
Bay of Plenty |
|
| Te Rangimātoru |
Bay of Plenty |
Ngāi Tūranga, Te Hapū-oneone
|
| Te Rangiuamutu (also Tairea) |
Taranaki |
Ngā Rauru or Ngāti Ruanui
|
| Te Rīrino |
Taranaki |
|
| Te Wakaringaringa |
Taranaki |
Ngā Rauru or Ngāti Ruanui
|
| Te Wakatūwhenua |
Northland |
|
| Tinana (also Te Māmaru) |
Northland |
Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu
|
| Tokomaru |
Taranaki |
|
| Tōtara-i-kāria |
Bay of Plenty |
|
| Tūnui-ā-rangi |
Auckland, Northland |
Ngāi Tāhuhu
|
| Tūwhenua |
Bay of Plenty |
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| Uruaokapuarangi (also Uruao) |
South Island |
|
| Waipapa |
Northland |
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References
See also
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