Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Turi arrived in New Zealand between Kawhia and Aotea. Went south overland, giving names to several places on the coast. Stopped at Pātea, which he called Great-Pātea-of-Turi.

P.226 Planted the karaka seed brought with them, at a place called Pou-o-Turi.

Made his cultivation near Rangi-tawhi, named it Hekeheke-i-papa. When field planted with kūmara, there were 8 hillocks in each of which there was a seed kūmara. In autumn when the food was harvested there were 800 baskets of kūmara.