Story: Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
Page 11. External links and sources
More links and websites
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Kupe – the Polynesian navigator and
explorer
This article in Te Ao Hou magazine
talks about Kupe’s exploration and explains some of
the place names associated with him.
More suggestions and sources
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He Korero Purakau mo nga taunahanahatanga a
nga tupuna: Place names of the ancestors, a Maori
oral history atlas. Wellington: New Zealand
Geographic Board, 1990. -
Reed, A. W. Reed book of Māori exploration:
stories of voyage and discovery. Rev. ed.
Auckland: Reed, 2006.
How to cite this page
Rāwiri Taonui, Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/5613/sources (accessed 11 June 2026).
Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 24 July 2007.