Aotea (canoe)

Aotea
Great Māori migration waka
CommanderTuri
Landed atAotea Harbour
IwiNgāti Ruanui, Ngā Ruahine, Ngā Rauru
Settled atTaranaki
Remembrance arch, Patea unveiled by the Minister of Internal Affairs 2 August 1933

In Māori tradition, Aotea is one of the canoes (waka) in which Māori migrated to New Zealand; it is particularly associated with the tribes of Taranaki and Whanganui, including Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngā Rauru and other tribal groups.