. The history of mankind . to Hawaiki, and say that some of the New Zealand boats werebuilt in Rarotonga, are equally in favour of the journey having been made firstfrom the somewhat mythical Hawaiki to that island which no doubt is thenearer Hawaiki of tradition. It is possible that the larger part of the Maorisare of Rarotongan origin. The songs of the New Zealanders tell us even now the reason for theiremigration and their farther wandering. A chief by the name of Ngahue wasdriven to flight by a civil war which devastated Hawaiki. After a long journeyhe reached New Zealand and returned to H
. The history of mankind . to Hawaiki, and say that some of the New Zealand boats werebuilt in Rarotonga, are equally in favour of the journey having been made firstfrom the somewhat mythical Hawaiki to that island which no doubt is thenearer Hawaiki of tradition. It is possible that the larger part of the Maorisare of Rarotongan origin. The songs of the New Zealanders tell us even now the reason for theiremigration and their farther wandering. A chief by the name of Ngahue wasdriven to flight by a civil war which devastated Hawaiki. After a long journeyhe reached New Zealand and returned to Hawaiki with pieces of greenstone andthe bones of a giant-bird. Other legends give him the name Kupe—the weakerparty in the war that was still going on among the islanders migrated to NewZealand with him. The tradition still preserves the names of the double canoesin which the voyage was accomplished. The legend still recalls how the seeds ofsweet potatoes, taro, gourds, karaka berries, dogs, parrots, and rats, and sacred. Carved boat from New Zealand ; actual length 8 ft. 2 in. (Berlin Museum of Ethnology.) red paint were put on board the canoes, and how, as the emigrants fleet departed,an old chief exhorted to peace. Nor is the storm forgotten which got up in thenight and scattered the fleet, nor the doubt whether they should steer east orwest, nor the little quarrels which arose among the crews of individual canoeschiefly on account of the women. The canoes were repaired on islands as theywent along. Finally, what was left of the wanderers reached New Zealand inthe summer time, and even before the chiefs had decided on the place to land,certain families landed where pleasant bays smiled upon them, all in the NorthIsland. It was not till later that the Middle and South Islands received theirpopulation. Even to this day the north is called the Lower and the south theUpper Island. The various tribal groups trace their origin to their canoes, thenames of which they have preserv
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