Ko Hine-pū-te-hūe tēnei. This is the goddess of the hue (gourd), a holder of Te Riri o ngā Tungaane and all who partake in angry exchanges, in war and in...
Hinekauorohia was the guardian and holder of the sacred waters from all the realms except for Tikitiki-o-rangi. These were waters used in all the tohi ceremony performed at each progression...
Kēkere-wai and Toro-i-waho are middle children who initiated the debate of their discomfort in noho-tata-pu. The kōrero that founded two opposing opinions about change. Kēkere-wai who stirred the waters and...
Ko Paia te Rangi, Paia-ā-tau tēnei. Nāna a Te Rangi-tīramarama me Torotoro-ihi, the fire sticks i tiki i a Ranginui, hei hika i Te Ahi-kōmau manaaki for the baby. Nāna...
When Tāne ascended the open heavens, Tumatauenga and Rongomaraeroa remained with their mother, Papatūānuku. In their jealousy of Tāne being chosen to ascend the heavens, they together devised a plan...
Tane te wānanga - the whakapapa of knowledge is held in this journey. It represents you as a learner. What is the overarching purpose? What are the things that act...
Te Ihorangi, who fell from a roimata of Ranginui. Number 10 of the children Te Ihorangi from the marriage to Huruteaarangi is the origin of rain, snow, sleet, ice, and...
Ko Te Kūwatawata tēnei. Te Kūwatawata is the ‘gate-keeper’ of Poutererangi, the last island one must arrive at before heading to Rarohenga. Te Kūwatawata alone closed the door to the...
Uru the mātāmua who glows in the western sky from under Te Kahutuanui a Rangi, the giant cloak of Rangi. The glow is the Purapura-whetu, the children of Uru. Uru...
