Riukākara

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In Māori tradition, Riukākara was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand.{{citation|title=Other northern canoes|language=en|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|publisher=Ministry for Culture & Heritage, New Zealand Government|access-date=2024-02-03|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/canoe-traditions/page-3|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231020100517/https://teara.govt.nz/en/canoe-traditions/page-3|archive-date=2023-10-20}} In the story, Pāoa piloted the waka to land at Mangōnui.