Moana-waipu

A battle fought in Rarotonga, in which Ue-nuku defeated Whena.1 It is also the name of a battle fought at Kawhia (New Zealand) in which Toa-rangatira was victorious.2

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References

Notes

  1. White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, pp. 3:9, 1:7.
  2. ibid., 4:101.

Source

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 246.