Uruaokapuarangi

Uruaokapuarangi (also Te Waka a Rangi; often known simply as Uruao) was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes (waka) that was used in the migrations that settled the South Island according to Māori tradition.

Uruaokapuarangi is linked to many southern iwi, first landing near Nelson. The waka was captained by Rākaihautū, who was accompanied by his wife Waiariki-o-āio, their son Te Rakihouia, and a man named Matiti.