Rongorongo is an ancestress from Ra'iātea Island (Hawaiki) in Māori tradition, particularly of the Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Taranaki, and Whanganui iwi. She was the wife of Turi, the chief of the "Aotea" canoe which was given to Rongorongo as a present by her father Toto. After Rongorongo overheard Uenuku chanting incantations of Turi's murder, Turi and his people fled to New Zealand in the "Aotea" and arrived at the mouth of the Patea River.
In te reo, "rongorongo" holds meaning to the concepts of news, fame, and report; or it can be a verb (-"hia", -"na") to describe experiences such as hearing, smelling, and feeling.
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