Story: Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth

All images and media

From page 1 - Birth in Māori tradition

'Rona and the moon'

'Rona and the moon'

'Mana wahine'

'Mana wahine'

'Ko hine te iwaiwa, ko hine korako, ko rona whakamau tai'

'Ko hine te iwaiwa, ko hine korako, ko rona whakamau tai' (1st of 3)

'Hine-titama'

'Hine-titama' (2nd of 3)

'Taranga'

'Taranga' (3rd of 3)

Māui and his grandfather

Māui and his grandfather

Kūmara whakapapa

Kūmara whakapapa

From page 2 - Traditional practices – pregnancy and birth

Hei tiki

Hei tiki

Whāngai

Whāngai

Poroporo

Poroporo

Te kaieke tohorā

Te kaieke tohorā

From page 3 - Rites and baby care

Baby in the womb

Baby in the womb (1st of 2)

James Carroll's birthplace

James Carroll's birthplace (2nd of 2)

Tūmatauenga

Tūmatauenga

Māori mother breastfeeding

Māori mother breastfeeding

From page 4 - Baby care, 20th and 21st centuries

Māori women's fertility

Māori women's fertility

Smokefree poster

Smokefree poster

Wahakura

Wahakura

How to cite this page:

Hope Tupara, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-whanau-tamariki-pregnancy-and-birth/media (accessed 31 July 2021)

Story by Hope Tupara, published 5 May 2011, updated 1 Jun 2017