Taikoria
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In Māori tradition
, Taikōria was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes
that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand
. Captained by Ruatāmore, the Taikōria landed with the Kahutara
and the Ōkoki
at Ngāmotu near New Plymouth
.
Maori mythology
Māori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided...
, Taikōria was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes
Maori migration canoes
Various Māori traditions recount how their ancestors set out from their homeland in great ocean-going canoes . Some of these traditions name a mythical homeland called Hawaiki....
that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Captained by Ruatāmore, the Taikōria landed with the Kahutara
Kahutara
In Māori tradition, Kahutara was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand....
and the Ōkoki
Okoki
In Māori tradition, Ōkoki was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand....
at Ngāmotu near New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
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