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00.00 - 25.12: Tainui Waka landed at Whangaparaoa; Mangangara Waka landed at East Cape, brought the Ngai Tamatea people; Nukutere Waka landed also at East Cape; These waka originated at Mangaia and Cook Islands.
Rangitihi and Kahungunu - contemporaries, extant 15th Century.
Ihuwaka taurua - fishing canoe, or perhaps a double canoe; waka umua - name from the Urewera district.
Tainui/Te Arawa described as waka mahanga; Te Arawa known as Te Mahanga-o-Tuamatua. Tainui and Te Arawa said to have been constructed from the one tree. Aotea/Ngatokimatawhaorua also said to be waka mahanga from a tree which belonged to Toto, who give one part to his daughter Kuramarotini, and the other to his other daughter, Rongorongo; Aitutaki tradition that Horouta and Takitimu were also double canoes.
Common traditional featurea to Te Arawa and Tainui - landed together at Ratanui from Hawaiki, a place over the ridge from Cape Runaway, Matakaoa/Patangata and then Ratanui. A rock called Tainui is to be found at Whangaparaoa.
Kupe eloped with Kuramarotini. This was said to be his real reason for seeking out a new land, rather than the pursuit of the Wheke; Te Riro Waka was also closely associated with the Aotea Waka. Potoru said to have argued with Turi over navigational directions. One waka was wrecked at Te Ranga-a-Tamatea, near Nelson.
Arai-te-uru is said to have accompanied Takitimu waka; Hakirirangi was a sister to Paoa, and said to have accompanied her brother on Horouta. She is mentioned in the oriori Po, Po.
Most of Ngapuhi tradition lost in regards to the Takitimu waka. Tamatea, in Takitimu waka is not the same as the father of Kahungunu. Tamatea-mai-tawhiti landed at Muriwhenua (Rangaunu Bay), a place known for its abundance of mullet. This was about the time when Ngāti Awa were in the north based from Hokianga to the Bay of Islands, and Ngāti Awa is said to be an old tribal name in Eastern Polynesia. Mahurehure was an old tribal name in Tahiti, and now to be found at Waima. The origins of Ngāti Whatua were at Awanui, with Ngapuhi at the mouth of the Hokianga, who revolted against Ngāti Awa domination. At this time, Tamatea, father of Kahungunu migrated to Tauranga. As he rounded Nukutaurua, a rocky islet out from Mangonui, he met up with Kauri of Ngāti Awa, who tried to persuade him to return. Tamatea replied: "He ranga mamao ka tere ki Nukutaurua, e kore ki muri e hokia." He landed at Wainui Beach, at Papamoa, north of Te Puke. Kahungunu's half sister was Houmanga and was married to Hanene-pounamu of Te Panenehu. Houranga got wild with Kahungunu for his sleeping while the other villagers were engaged in the kumara cultivations. He went to Whangara where his sister resided, who was married to Hingangaroa. Kahungunu partnered Ruapani's daughter at Opaia.
The remainder cut off...