Story: Ranginui – the sky

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 4 June 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 12 Jun 2006