Aotea Waka, 1933

The Aotea Waka celebrates the settling of the Pātea area by Turi and his hapū after they voyaged from Hawaiiki to Aotearoa in the 15th century. They landed at Kawhia and travelled overland to Pātea. The Aotea Waka carries 10 figures: Turi, his wife Rongorongo (who has a baby on her back), and seven other ancestors of Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru iwi. Photo credit: Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki