Editing Hāhau-whenua

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In a [[Māori mythology|Māori tradition]] ascribed by John White to the Ngāti Hau tribe, '''Hāhau-whenua''' is the name of the great fish caught by [[Māui (Māori mythology)|Māui]] which became the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]] (In Māori the North Island is known as ''Te ika-a-Māui'', the fish of Māui). When a fish took his hook, Māui said, 'A fish has taken my hook. Perhaps it is the fish called Hāhau-tangaroa ("search for the sea god"), or Hāhau-uru ("search for the west wind"), or Hāhau-whenua ("search for land").' When he pulled the fish up, he saw it was Hāhau-whenua (White 1887:116-117).

==References==
* [[John White (ethnographer)|J. White]], ''The Ancient History of the Maori''. Volume II. Government Printer: Wellington, 1887, 116–117.

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[[Category:Māori legendary creatures]]
[[Category:Legendary fish]]

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