Uruaokapuarangi
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Uruaokapuarangi (also Te Waka a Rangi;[1] often known simply as Uruao) was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes (waka) that was used in the migrations that settled the South Island according to Māori tradition.
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Great Māori migration waka | |
Commander | Rākaihautū, Te Rakihouia |
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Settled at | Waitaki River |
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Uruaokapuarangi is linked to many southern iwi, first landing near Nelson. The waka was captained by Rākaihautū, who was accompanied by his wife Waiariki-o-āio, their son Te Rakihouia,[lower-alpha 1] and a man named Matiti.