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… collected by Te Whatahoro Jury from two Wairarapa tohunga, Te Mātorohanga and Nēpia Pōhūhū. They argued there …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori
… called Tūhuruhuru, upon whose birth Tinirau sent for the tohunga Kae to perform the tohi (baptismal ceremony). In …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori songs – waiata tawhito
… soon after his birth in a special ceremony by the Ringatū tohunga Te Ture Poutama. The second of Pōkiha Peni’s sons, …
Type: Biography
… intertribal wars of the 1820s and 1830s, was a respected tohunga. Pahikore and his brothers became legendary …
Type: Biography
… effects. The tapu remained until it was removed by a tohunga back on shore. The 20th century Traditional fishing …
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Part of story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing
… Her brothers, Te Kōhuru and Te Waro, were both highly tapu tohunga. All these people contributed to Takaanui's training … fourteenth century, particularly the perceived power of the tohunga. While he was in southern Hawke's Bay, Takaanui … great spiritual significance and fearfully respected as a tohunga of the highest rank. His many whakapapa books of …
Type: Biography
… land and political questions. It was suggested that the tohunga present should explain some of the tribal traditions to the assembled people. Three tohunga consented to teach: Te Mātorohanga (also known as …
Type: Biography
… He probably had three wives. His first wife, Hārena, a tohunga, died childless. In 1898 he married Pirihira Pītama … was seen as an evangelist rather than as a traditional tohunga, yet still retained a distinct Māori character. …
Type: Biography
… tūtūā or ware (commoners) and taurekareka (slaves). Tohunga (priestly experts) were also sometimes included as a …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tūranga i te hapori – status in Māori society
… knew very little of flax techniques – Tuki Tahua was a tohunga, while Ngāhuruhuru was a warrior. Seafaring Very …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce
… the explorer Kupe had a pet kurī, and Tāneatua, the tohunga on the Mataatua canoe, had several. Kākā (native …
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Part of story: Pets
… minister at Mōteo, his mother called in the powerful tohunga Tipihau to cure him when he was ill. Jimmy usually …
Type: Biography
… he married Roka Kuao, the widow of Turakina. Paipai was a tohunga, reputed to have power to regulate the winds. He is …
Type: Biography
… a missionary, lived with Tūngaroa, the daughter of Rākau, a tohunga of Rangihoua in the Bay of Islands. Through this …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori Studies – ngā tari Māori
… attributed much of their information to two 19th-century tohunga, Moihi Te Mātorohanga and Nēpia Pōhūhū. History or …
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Part of story: Canoe traditions
… learn the constitution and rules of the Ringatū church. The tohunga (Ringatū minister) who taught them was Puke Tari. …
Type: Biography
… schools. He also opposed the practices and activities of tohunga and supported Māui Pōmare when he promoted the … Rātana in 1921–22, comparing his teachings to those used in tohungaism; he was occasionally criticised for what some …
Type: Biography
… the New Zealand Herald. Written under the pseudonym 'Tohunga', Lane's sentimental and patriotic articles proved …
Type: Biography
… diseases spread among Māori, many also felt that their own tohunga (religious experts) could no longer cope with the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Missions and missionaries
… help was limited by a number of factors: the loss of tohunga and traditional medical knowledge through population …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Women’s health