Story: First peoples in Māori tradition

All images and media

From page 1 - Framework of the traditions

Sea cave at Mōkau

Sea cave at Mōkau

Meeting house, Te Papa Tongarewa

Meeting house, Te Papa Tongarewa

From page 2 - Tāne, Hineahuone and Hine

‘Te wehenga o Rangi rāua ko Papa’

‘Te wehenga o Rangi rāua ko Papa’

From page 3 - Māui

Places associated with Māui

Places associated with Māui

‘Māui fishing New Zealand out of the ocean’

‘Māui fishing New Zealand out of the ocean’

From page 4 - Ancestors from the natural world

Sunrise

Sunrise

Urewera in mist

Urewera in mist

Thick North Island bush

Thick North Island bush

Hine-tua-hōanga

Hine-tua-hōanga

From page 5 - Patupaiarehe, tūrehu and other inhabitants

Patupaiarehe

Patupaiarehe

Moehau mountain, Coromandel

Moehau mountain, Coromandel (1st of 3)

Motutere (Castle Rock)

Motutere (Castle Rock) (2nd of 3)

Pirongia, Waikato

Pirongia, Waikato (3rd of 3)

Manaaki patupaiarehe sculptures, 2001

Manaaki patupaiarehe sculptures, 2001

From page 6 - Kupe

Kupe and Kuramārōtini

Kupe and Kuramārōtini

Places associated with Kupe

Places associated with Kupe (1st of 3)

Kupe’s places around Cook Strait

Kupe’s places around Cook Strait (2nd of 3)

Kupe’s places around the Marlborough Sounds

Kupe’s places around the Marlborough Sounds (3rd of 3)

New Zealand king shag

New Zealand king shag

Te Aumiti (French Pass)

Te Aumiti (French Pass)

Islands in Wellington Harbour

Islands in Wellington Harbour

Roadside Stories: Kupe in the Hokianga

Roadside Stories: Kupe in the Hokianga

From page 7 - Toitehuatahi

Carving depicting Toi, Whakatāne

Carving depicting Toi, Whakatāne

Toikairākau meeting house

Toikairākau meeting house

Toi’s pā, Kaputerangi

Toi’s pā, Kaputerangi

How to cite this page:

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/first-peoples-in-maori-tradition/media (accessed 25 March 2023)

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 8 Feb 2005