In
Māori tradition, ''Te Wakatūwhenua'' was one of the great
ocean-going, voyaging canoes that were used in the migrations that settled
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
. ''Te Wakatūwhenua'' is said to have landed at Cape Rodney (just north of
Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Staffor ...
), its crew suffering a mysterious illness.
[http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/CanoeTraditions/3/en Te Ara:Encyclopedia of New Zealand]
See also
*
List of Māori waka
References
Māori waka
Māori mythology
{{Māori-myth-stub