Kehu
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Kehu, also known as Ekehu, Hone Mokehakeha and Hone Mokekehu, was an important ancestor to the Māori iwi Ngāti Tūmatakokiri and Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō. He was an expert on how to traverse their regions
Gateway of Kahurangi National Park, Tapawera, New Zealand featuring a depiction of Kehu
Kehu snaring a weka, Matakitaki Valley, 1847
Kehu gets a mention in this Thomas Brunner Memorial
Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
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Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri is a Māori iwi of New Zealand, who arrived on the Kurahaupō waka. In the 1600s the iwi settled northwestern South Island, becoming a major power in the region until the 1800s. In 16
Kehu
…Kehu, also known as Ekehu, Hone Mokehakeha and Hone Mokekehu, was an important ancestor to the Māori iwi (tribes) Ngāti Tūmatakokiri and Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō. He was an expert on how to traverse their regions and knowledgeable on natural resources contained within them. He was a…
Members of the Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri taua, drawn by Isaack Gilsemans aboard Abel Tasman's voyage (1642)