In Māori tradition, Te Rangiuamutu (also known as Tairea) was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru link their ancestry to Tamatearokai the captain of Te Rangiuamutu.[1]

Te Rangiuamutu
Great Māori migration waka
CommanderTamatearokai
IwiNgāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru

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