Kawa-arero

The name of a chief who was a descendant of Tūa-roto-rua. He, with Mataaho and their people, held Mokoia Island, in Rotorua Lake.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 96.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 140.