Legend has it that the Maori tribes made their journey to New Zealand in waka taua canoes, the best known of which are Aotea, Arawa, Kurahaupō, Mataatua, Tainui, Tākitimu, and Tokomaru.
Some of the canoes, including the Āraiteuru, are well known; others including the Kirauta and the sacred Arahura and Mahangaatuamatua are little known.
One theory suggests that in 1350 AD, in a single fleet, the tribe's journey began in the original convoy of seven canoes.
Others think that the journeys were made seperately and took place over several centuries.
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