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  • Best, Elsdon. The astronomical knowledge of the Māori genuine and empirical. New ed. Christchurch: Kiwi Publishers, 2002 (originally published 1922).
  • Best, Elsdon. Māori religion and mythology. 2 vols. Wellington: Te Papa Press, 2005 (originally published 1924).
  • Orbell, Margaret. A concise encyclopedia of Māori myth and legend. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 1998.
  • Orbell, Margaret. The natural world of the Maori. Rev. ed. Auckland: David Bateman, 1996.
  • Reed, A. W. Reed book of Māori mythology. Rev. by Ross Calman. Auckland: Reed, 2004.
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Rāwiri Taonui, Ranginui – the sky, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/9696/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 2 March 2009.