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Te whakapakoko o Wairaka ki Whakatāne (3 o 3)

Te whakapakoko o Wairaka ki Whakatāne

Ko Wairaka te tamāhine a Toroa, te rangatira o Mataatua. E kī ana i te rewanga o te waka ki te moana, ka whakatauāki a ia, ‘Me whakatāne au i ahau nei!’ Nō muri mai huaina ai te ingoa o Whakatāne. Kei ētahi iwi e kī ana nā te tuahine o Toroa, nā Muriwai kē te waka arataki ki uta.

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Rāwiri Taonui. 'Ngā waka tere moana', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/nga-waka-tere-moana/4/2/3