Story: Whakapapa – genealogy

Te Ahukaramū

Te Ahukaramū and his wife Manumea sit on the ground in their cloaks. Te Ahukaramū, a renowned chief of Ngāti Raukawa, gave a creation whakapapa which progressed from Te Pō (the night) to Te Ao (the day), and another, part of which showed Te Kore (the void) changing to Te Mangu (the darkness) to Ranginui (the sky father).

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Rāwiri Taonui, Whakapapa – genealogy – Whakapapa of creation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/30897/te-ahukaramu (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 3 May 2011, updated 1 July 2015.

Comments

Dennis Hape Royal
29 October 2015

The book is a real whanau/hapu/iwi taonga, put together by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal! The whole post put together by Te Ara is kapai.