Riukākara

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Riukākara
Great Māori migration waka
CommanderPāoa

In Māori tradition, Riukākara was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand.[1] In the story, Pāoa piloted the waka to land at Mangōnui.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Other northern canoes", Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Ministry for Culture & Heritage, New Zealand Government, archived from the original on 20 October 2023, retrieved 3 February 2024

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