Hiro

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Hiro

Māori figure

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Raiatea
Hiro, the leader of a Polynesian migratory expedition, is said to have left Raiatea about 1300 ce in the Aotea canoe for New Zealand, and the Māori traditionally regard Raiatea as a seat of learning. Taputapuatea, the marae (place of worship), near Opoa, is well…
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Hiro, the leader of a Polynesian migratory expedition, is said to have left Raiatea about 1300 ce in the Aotea canoe for New Zealand, and the Māori traditionally regard Raiatea as a seat of learning. Taputapuatea, the marae (place of worship), near Opoa, is well…
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