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Story: Māori creation traditions

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Common threads in creation stories

  3. Different creation traditions

  4. Creation and the Māori world view

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Common threads in creation stories

The koru

The koru

Tāwhirimātea

Tāwhirimātea

Ranginui and Papatūānuku

Ranginui and Papatūānuku

Tangaroa, god of the sea

Tangaroa, god of the sea

From page 2 - Different creation traditions

Tāne raising the sky

Tāne raising the sky

The god Tāne

The god Tāne

The Io tradition

The Io tradition

‘Te Matariki’

‘Te Matariki’

From page 3 - Creation and the Māori world view

The creation of trees

The creation of trees

Retelling stories through carving

Retelling stories through carving

Interior of a meeting house

Interior of a meeting house

Exterior of a meeting house

Exterior of a meeting house

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/maori-creation-traditions/media (accessed 23 March 2023)

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 8 Feb 2005

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