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Motunui (large island in Māori, from Motu Nui [1]) is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight , six kilometres east of Waitara .
Motu Nui, with the smaller Motu Iti and the sea stack of Motu Kao Kao. Picture taken September 2018, from Orongo on the Rano Kau volcano, around 250 meters (820 feet) above sea level.
Moana of Motunui is the title character of the 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Moana. Created by directors Ron Clements and John Musker , Moana is voiced by Hawaiian actress and singer Auliʻi Cravalho .
This time around, Moana embarks on an epic journey in search of discovering if people live beyond the shoes of Motunui. In doing so, she heads to the far seas of Oceania with her friends after she ...
Te Awaitaia was also involved in the Battle of Motunui, which was a famous defeat of the Waikato Tribes. [7] He was famous for his skillful use of his taiaha ( see image ) [ 8 ] and was a Chief of great influence in the Waikato by the time of the arrival of the first (Methodist) missionaries in the mid-1830s.
Moana has another adventure ahead. Auli'i Cravalho's hero returns in the new trailer for Moana 2, which debuted as part of D23 on Aug. 9 and also shows Dwayne Johnson's Maui back in the picture ...
Te Motunui Epa (2022) Rachel Anne Buchanan (born 1968) is a New Zealand author, historian and curator. Based in Melbourne , she has written extensively on New Zealand Māori history, including notably her work Te Motunui Epa for which she was a joint recipient of the Ernest Scott Prize in 2023.
Te Āti Awa or Te Ātiawa is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand. Approximately 17,000 people registered their affiliation to Te Āti Awa in 2001, with about 10,000 in Taranaki, 2,000 in Wellington and 5,000 of unspecified regional location.