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Tākitimu mountains, Southland

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Tākitimu mountains, Southland

The Tākitimu canoe is also said to have explored the West Coast of the South Island. It was wrecked on the south coast, where it was transfixed as the Tākitimu mountains.

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Rāwiri Taonui. 'Canoe traditions', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/canoe-traditions/8/5