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The Ōtamatea River is named after him. Tamatea is also the name of a place in Napier. [citation needed] Early South Island legends say that Tamatea sailed down the east coast. His canoe was wrecked in the far south, and transformed into the Tākitimu mountain range. Tamatea then returned to the North Island, and travelled via the Whanganui ...
Due to its slim hull the waka could sail at considerable speed down wind. When struck, the sail was wrapped around the two spars and laid along the centre of the waka thwarts, between the paddlers. Sometimes a pattern was woven into the sail, using a different material. The only known example of a traditional waka sail is in the British Museum.
The korupe (carving over the window frame) at Mahina-a-Rangi meeting house at Turangawaewae Marae, Ngāruawāhia showing the Tainui canoe with its captain Hoturoa.Above the canoe is Te Hoe-o-Tainui, a famous paddle, the kete (basket) given to Whakaotirangi by a tohunga of Hawaiki, the bird Parakaraka (front) who was able to see in the dark, and another bird who warned of approaching daylight. [1]
The name Wai-tākere originally came from a rock located in Waitākere Bay near Te Henga (Bethells Beach). [4] In Māori the name Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa ("The Great Forest of Tiriwa"), referred to all of the forested areas south from Muriwai and the Kaipara Harbour portage to the Manukau Harbour, while the name Hikurangi referred to the central and Western Waitākere Ranges, south of the ...
The whetū (stars), purapura whetū (weaving pattern of stars) or roimata (teardrop) pattern is a geometric design using two colours and alternating between them at every stitch. This design is associated with the survival of an iwi (tribe), hapū (sub-tribe), or whānau (extended family), the idea being that it is vital to have a large whanau ...
The spirit stands by the upper end of these roots, awaiting an opening in the seaweed floating on the water. The moment an opening is seen, it flies down to the Reinga. Reaching the Reinga, there is a river and a sandy beach. The spirit crosses the river. The name of the newcomer is shouted out. He is welcomed, and food is set before him.
Juliette May Fraser (born Hawaii 1887–1983) painter, muralist and printmaker, Charles Furneaux (born Boston 1835–1913) painter and educator, Hon Chew Hee (born Hawaii 1906–1993) painter, D. Howard Hitchcock (born Hawaii 1861–1943) painter, Ogura Yonesuke Itoh (born Japan 1870–1940) painter, Princess Kaʻiulani (born Hawaii 1875–1899 ...
The river was first known by its Māori name of Te Awa Whakatipu, with te awa literally translating as 'the river'. [7] The name Whakatipu is shared with several nearby geographic features, including Lake Wakatipu [a] and Whakatipu Kā Tuka (the Hollyford River) though this name is an archaic term and its original meaning is no longer known. [8]