Takakōpiri

A chief who married the celebrated beauty Kāhu-rere-moa. Their daughter was named Tūpara-haki, and from her is descended Ngāti-paoa tribe.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 168.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 451.