The tangata whenua (earliest inhabitants) of Turanganui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne) migrated from Polynesia during the fourteenth century, possibly earlier – in incredible journeys of approximately 4,000 kilometres across the ocean. These are the stories of their voyages here and interactions with this land over many generations.
I nga ra o mua i heke nga tipuna ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa mai i Hawaiki. He kohinga enei o nga korero tuku iho o nga iwi o Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
Chapter I
The first people of Turanganui-a-Kiwa came by waka more than 700 years ago. These wooden canoes were crafted with great skill to weather the long, rough journey across the Pacific Ocean.
I nga ra o mua i u nga waka tipuna ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa mai i Hawaiki. He waka rangatira i eke nga tai nui, i nga tai roa.
Chapter II
Follow the ancestors’ course from Polynesia to Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
Whai i te ara o nga tipuna mai i Hawaiki ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
Chapter III
Learn about three ancestral waka that migrated to Turanganui-a-Kiwa: Horouta, Takitimu and Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru.
Ko Horouta, ko Takitimu me Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru nga waka i u ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
Chapter IV
Discover how the first inhabitants interacted with this land: experience the landscape as they did.
Ka whakawhenua nga iwi i ona kaenga hou.
Chapter V
Step into the events that occurred in 1769, when Maori, English and Tahitian cultures converged here.
I te tau 1769 ka tutaki te Maori, te Pakeha, me tetahi uri o Tahiti ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa.