Story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
Tamatea was one of New Zealand’s greatest explorers, and has been described as the Māori Marco Polo. He circumnavigated the North and South islands and also explored inland. He was sometimes called Tamatea-pōkaiwhenua (land explorer) or Tamatea-pōkaimoana (sea explorer).
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