Muriwhenua

"Ngāti Kurī

Ngāti Kurī descend from Pōhurihanga, the captain of the Kurahaupō canoe, which landed at Takapaukura near North Cape. On landing, Pōhurihanga declared, ‘Te muri o te whenua’ (This is the end of the land) – hence the founding tribe’s name, Muriwhenua.

Pōhurihanga married Maieke, and their children settled Kapowairua, Pārengarenga Harbour, and Murimotu. A daughter, Muriwhenua, moved to Karikari where she married Rongokako of the Tākitimu canoe." (Taonui, 2017).

Sources

Downes, T. W. (1915). Old Whanganui., 10-11. W. A. Parkinson & Co. Ltd.

Taonui, R. (2017, March 22). Muriwhenua tribes: Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū and Ngāti Kahu. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
https://teara.govt.nz/en/muriwhenua-tribes/page-2