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Kupe
thumb|Detail of Kupe and his wife Kūrāmarotini from the statue on the Wellington waterfront
Kupe was a legendary Polynesian explorer who, according to Māori oral history, was the first person to discover New Zealand. He is generally held to have been born to a father from Rarotonga and a mother from Raiatea, and probably spoke a Māori proto-language similar to Cook Islands Māori or Tahitian. His voyage to New Zealand ensured that the land was known to the Polynesians, and he would therefore be responsible for the genesis of the Māori people.

Hokianga Harbour
thumb|Image of the Hokianga generated by NASA's NASA World Wind|World Wind program
Ngāpuhi
Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.
Whakarapa River
river in New Zealand
Mangamuka River
river in New Zealand
Tapuwae River
river in New Zealand
Orira River
river in New Zealand