Tū-heitia

A descendant of chief Hotu-roa, of the Tainui canoe, and the father of Māhanga. He is said to have become a tāniwha or water deity.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 545.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 4:59.