Matawhaorua
1. (personal name) canoe on which Kupe sailed to Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Ko 'Matawhaorua' he waka tapu, e kore e utaina te kai ki runga, nā 'Māmari' i mau mai ngā oranga mō ngā tāngata o 'Matawhaorua', me ngā purapura (TP 7/1913:5). / 'Matawhaorua' was a sacred canoe, food could not be taken on board. It was 'Māmari' that brought the sustenance for the crew of 'Matawhaorua', and the seeds.
See also Matahourua