Editing Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (section)

==Tamatea Urehaea==
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{{langr|mi|Tamatea-pōkai-whenua}} (Tamatea, the explorer of the land) was the father of {{langr|mi|Kahungunu}}, ancestor of the {{langr|mi|[[Ngāti Kahungunu]]}} tribe ([[iwi]]).<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Papatūānuku – the land |encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |url=http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/TheBush/Landscapes/PapatuanukuTheLand/en |access-date=14 June 2018 |date=21 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403081930/http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/Landscapes/PapatuanukuTheLand/en |archive-date=3 April 2009 |author=Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal}}</ref> Mention of {{langr|mi|Tamatea}}'s explorations of the land occur not only in {{langr|mi|Ngāti Kahungunu}} legends, but also in the traditions of iwi from [[Northland Region|Northland]], where he is said to have explored the [[Hokianga]] and [[Kaipara Harbour|Kaipara]] harbours.

In traditions from the [[Bay of Plenty Region]], he left a son, {{langr|mi|Ranginui}}, who is the ancestor of {{langr|mi|[[Ngāti Ranginui]]}} of [[Tauranga]]. Legends from the East Coast of the North Island tell of his explorations in {{langr|mi|[[Napier, New Zealand|Ahuriri]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Hastings, New Zealand|Heretaunga]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Māhia Peninsula|Māhia]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Pōrangahau]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Gisborne, New Zealand|Tūranga-nui]]}} and {{langr|mi|[[Wairoa]]}}. He travelled via the {{langr|mi|Mangakopikopiko}} River, over the {{langr|mi|Tītī-o-kura}} saddle via {{langr|mi|Pohokura}} to [[Lake Taupō]]. The [[Otamatea River (Northland)|Ōtamatea River]] is named after him. {{langr|mi|Tamatea}} is also the name of a place in Napier.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Early [[South Island]] legends say that {{langr|mi|Tamatea}} sailed down the east coast. His canoe was wrecked in the far south, and transformed into the {{langr|mi|Tākitimu}} mountain range. {{langr|mi|Tamatea}} then returned to the North Island, and travelled via the [[Whanganui River]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration |encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |url=http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/TheBush/UnderstandingTheNaturalWorld/NgaWaewaeTapuMaoriExploration/en |access-date=14 June 2018 |last=Taonui |first=Rāwiri |date=21 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615151711/http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/UnderstandingTheNaturalWorld/NgaWaewaeTapuMaoriExploration/en |archive-date=15 June 2009}}</ref>