The+Hawaiiki+Journey

Kupe Discovers New Zealand

I ng wa o muri i te tau whitu rau rima tekau pea....ka kitea a te rangatira Kupe ki Aotearoa A long time ago in the year 750A.D our Tipuna discovered New Zealand.  I te tau kotahi mano tahi rau kua haere oku tupuna a Toi raua ko Whatonga ki Aotearoa  In 1000 - 1100A.D our tupuna Toi raua ko Whataonga ki Aoteroa

I  te tau tahi mano tahi rau rima tekau, kua haere i nga waka katoa ki Aoatearoa. Etahi enei nga ingoa o nga waka. Te Arawa, Kurahaupo, Aotea, Mataatua, Tainui, Tokomaru, Takitimu.  In the year 1350 AD many waka sailed to New Zealand in a huge migration. The names of some of thse waka were Te Arawa, Kurahaupo, Aotea, Mataatua, Tainui, Tokomaru, Takitimu

Whakateretia oku tipuna i a Te Moana-nui-a kiwa ia Matariki me nga manu hekea me nga tohoraha heka katoa. Kei te timatanga tenei hitori is koutou.  Our tipuna navigated the oceans by using the stars, migrating birds, and migrating whales. This is where our history begins.