Tāwhirirangi (Māori tradition)

Tāwhirirangi was a canoe that carried Ngāhue and his people from one place to another, traversing the heavens or having spiritual significance.

Tāwhirirangi was a large canoe with no specific physical description provided in the source material.

As a canoe, Tāwhirirangi was used for voyaging, exploration, cultural exchange, and discovery (e.g., discovering pounamu).