Te Aratāwhao

In Māori cosmology, waka like Te Aratāwhao were constructed by early settlers to transport people and goods between Hawaiki (the ancestral homeland) and New Zealand. Their construction reflects the importance of trade, settlement, and connection to Hawaiki in early Māori society.

No physical description is provided by the sources.

Te Aratāwhao was able to withstand long journeys between Whakatāne and Hawaiki. Its behavior included being left behind while its crew returned to New Zealand with supplies in another canoe, Mataatua.