-
Rakataura, also
known as Hape or
Rakatāura, is a
legendary Polynesian navigator and a
progenitor of many Māori iwi. Born in Hawaiki,
Rakataura was the...
- Māori name for Snapper), and
Rakataura, with the
latter name
selected by the
Survey Department. The
official name
Rakataura never came into
common use,...
- Ōwairaka /
Mount Albert, also
known as Te Ahi-kā-a-
Rakataura, is a
volcanic peak and Tūpuna
Maunga (ancestral mountain)
which dominates the landscape...
-
named after the
child who had been
called Tainui. The
canoe was made by
Rakatāura, an
expert boat
builder in the
tradition of Rātā, or
according to Wirihana...
-
famine and warfare,
Hoturoa decided to
leave Hawaiki and he
commissioned Rakatāura, an
expert boat
builder in the
tradition of Rātā (or
according to Wirihana...
-
Maungawhau /
Mount Eden
Maungauika /
North Head Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-kā-a-
Rakataura /
Mount Albert Ōhinerau /
Mount Hobson Ō****arangi /
Pigeon Mountain Ōtāhuhu...
- 36.98611°S 174.75417°E / -36.98611; 174.75417 Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-kā-a-
Rakataura /
Mount Albert 119.2 ± 5.6 135
metres (443 ft) 36°53′26″S 174°43′12″E...
- of time,
Rakataura decided to
leave Tāmaki
Makaurau and
travel south,
however during the
journey his wife
Kahukeke died.
Eventually Rakataura settled at...
- harbour.
Another traditional name for the
harbour is Nga-tai-o-
Rakataura,
referring to
Rakatāura / Hape, the
tohunga of the Tainui.
During the
early colonial...
- home to Te Mokoroa, a
malevolent taniwha. The
ranges were
visited by
Rakatāura, the
senior tohunga (priest/navigator) of the
Tainui migratory canoe,...
