Arahura (canoe)

Arahura was a divine canoe (waka) made of pounamu in Ngāi Tahu's Māori mythology.

Arahura

Great Māori migration waka
Iwi	Ngāi Tahu
Settled at	South Island

The chiefs who travelled to New Zealand in her were Peki(te)tahua, Rongokahe, Rangitatau, Hineraho,^[1] Te Rangitamau, Taewhenua, Te Mikimiki (Te Mingimingi), Atua-whakanihoniho, Te Atua-whakataratara, and Whakarewa.^[2] Arahura may have also been the name of the atua that was brought along with the canoe.^[1][2]

References

1. Tregear, Edward (1891). "Arahura". The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary. Wellington: Lyon and Blair. p. 20. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
2. White, John (1887). "XI". The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. Vol. II. Wellington: Government Printer. p. 179. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

See also

• Myths portal
• New Zealand portal

• Āraiteuru
• Ngahue
• Tākitimu
• Uruaokapuarangi