Māori Migration Canoes (Waka Hourua)

In Māori tradition, waka hourua were not supernatural entities but rather large ocean-going canoes that facilitated the migration of the ancestors to New Zealand from their ancestral homeland Hawaiki.

Physical descriptions of waka hourua are not provided in the source material; however, they were described as large twin-hulled canoes.

Waka hourua were capable of navigating long distances across the Pacific Ocean, indicating advanced navigational skills and knowledge of the stars, winds, and currents.