First Waka

Originally there were no people in New Zealand. The first people to settle in New Zealand came in a series of waka.

The first ten waka were named Kurahaupo, Takitimu, Mataatua, Tainui, Te Arawa.

Most of the waka visited the North Island. Some of the places the waka landed at were Tapakura, Te Awanui, Takou Bay, Whangaparaoa.

The ten waka came to New Zealand to discover new lands for people to live.

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Waka names	Destinations in NZ	Journey	Extra notes
Kurahaupō	Takapau Kura	Kurahaupo sailed all the way to takapau kura	In maori tradition kurahaupo waka settled in Muriwhenua throughout the pacific
Tākitimu	Te Awanui Tauranga Moana Waiapu River Uawa  Turanganui Mahia Peninsula Te Wairoa Mohaka River Porangahau Te Waewae bay	The user of the Takitimu waka stopped at the Rata Forest.	Takitimu is a waka that was with the whakapapa  throughout the pacific.
Mataatua	Takou Bay Whakatane	By using the Mataatua waka, 2 visitors sailed to Hinaki Pakau O Te Rupe.
Tainui	Whangaparaoa,  Tauranga,  tamaki River,  Te Haukapua, Whangaparaoa, Manukau Harbour,  Whaingaroa, Te Ahurei, Mokau,		The Tainu waka   stopped at many different Pasific Islands, and then it eventually stopped in  New Zealand.

Te Arawa	Rotorua  Tongariro	The Te Arawa waka came from Hawaiki	Te Arawa was one of the greatest voyaging waka.
Aotea	Kaipara Harbour Hawaiki -iti (Aotea Harbour)	The user of the Aotea waka stopped at Rangitahua.	Aotea was a double canoe that was built by Toto
Tokomaru	Tongaporutu River
Horouta	Turanganui	The Horouta waka travelled to Ohiwa in the Bay of Plenty. It also landed in Muriwai.
Uruao	Whakatu Kaikoura Horomaka

Ārai-te-uru

Moeraki Shag Point

The waka stopped at Hokianga Harbour.