Te Aratauwhāiti is a large ocean-going voyaging canoe, but its physical appearance is not described in the source material. A general description of a traditional Māori waka would be that it was a large wooden canoe, often decorated with carvings and paintings.
Te Aratauwhāiti enabled people to travel across the ocean and settle New Zealand, but its specific abilities beyond transportation are not mentioned in the source material.
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