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The East Coast

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The East Coast
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Pāoa, Kiwa, Awapaka and Hinekau-i-rangi The Horouta canoe, captained by Kiwa and Pāoa, landed at Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island) and Ōhiwa Harbour, where it needed repairs to its haumi (bow-piece). Pāoa walked inland and climbed Maunga Haumi to find a suitable tree. Unable to carry it back, he urinated the Waipāoa, Waioeka and Mōtū rivers into being and floated the timber down to the coast. Some of the crew went into the forests to catch birds to eat.

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Date created
22 September 2012
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
URL
https://teara.govt.nz/en/nga-waewae-tapu-maori-exploration/page-9

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