Ko Māia te kaihautū o Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru, i whakarere ia mai i Hawaiki ki Aotearoa. I mauria mai e ia ngā kākano me ngā hue hei ipu, hei taonga puoro hoki. He tangata kaitoro, he tangata koi, ā, he tangata mahi māra hoki a Māia.
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Ko ngā kupu a Te Kohatea Beach, 8 tau tōna pakeke.
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Ko te pikitia a Helena Watkins, e 11 tau tōna pakeke.
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Ko Māia te kaihautū o Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru, i whakarere ia mai i Hawaiki ki Aotearoa. I mauria mai e ia ngā kākano me ngā hue hei ipu, hei taonga puoro hoki. He tangata kaitoro, he tangata koi, ā, he tangata mahi māra hoki a Māia.
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