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Story: Ranginui – the sky

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Ranginui – the sky father

  3. Ranginui as knowledge and life

  4. Polynesian myths

  5. The family of light

  6. Other members of the family of light

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Ranginui – the sky father

Tāne separates sky and earth

Tāne separates sky and earth

The Ranginui door

The Ranginui door

Tāne raising the sky

Tāne raising the sky

Meeting-house post

Meeting-house post

From page 2 - Ranginui as knowledge and life

‘Ngā kete o te wānanga’

‘Ngā kete o te wānanga’

Tāne breathes life into Hineahuone

Tāne breathes life into Hineahuone

From page 3 - Polynesian myths

‘Papa and Wakea’

‘Papa and Wakea’

From page 4 - The family of light

Māui

Māui

The moon

The moon

Rona snatched up by the moon

Rona snatched up by the moon

Winter stars

Winter stars

From page 5 - Other members of the family of light

The solar system

The solar system

A comet above Mt Egmont and Parihaka

A comet above Mt Egmont and Parihaka

Mahuika and her fingernails of fire

Mahuika and her fingernails of fire

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ranginui-the-sky/media (accessed 27 June 2022)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 12 Jun 2006

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