Toroa (Mātaatua)

Toroa was the captain of the Mātaatua canoe, during the migration of the Māori people to New Zealand, around 1400, according to Māori traditions of the Bay of Plenty region. He is considered the founding ancestor of the Mātaatua Māori of the Bay of Plenty, namely the iwi (tribes) of Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pūkenga, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.

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