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Story: Whakapapa – genealogy

All images and media

From page 1 - What is whakapapa?

Whakapapa and whānau terms

Whakapapa and whānau terms

Different types of whakapapa

Different types of whakapapa

Te Kupenga a Te Huki – Ngarangiwhakaupoko

Te Kupenga a Te Huki – Ngarangiwhakaupoko

From page 2 - Whakapapa of creation

Te Kore whakapapa

Te Kore whakapapa (1st of 3)

Te Pō whakapapa

Te Pō whakapapa (2nd of 3)

Te Ao whakapapa

Te Ao whakapapa (3rd of 3)

Te Ahukaramū

Te Rangikāheke

Te Rangikāheke

Rangi and Papa

Kūmara whakapapa

Kūmara whakapapa

From page 3 - Whakapapa with links to Polynesia

Te Ara o Tāwhaki

Te Ara o Tāwhaki

Toi and Whātonga

Toi and Whātonga

Tangaroa – Cook Islands

Tangaroa – Cook Islands (1st of 3)

Tagaloa – Samoa

Tagaloa – Samoa (2nd of 3)

Kanaloa – Hawaii

Kanaloa – Hawaii (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Recalling whakapapa

Whakapapa recitation

Whakapapa recitation

Rākau whakapapa

Rākau whakapapa

Whakapapa from Te Puke ki Hikurangi

Whakapapa from Te Puke ki Hikurangi

From page 5 - Whakapapa as a whare

Meeting house

Kahungunu and his wives

Kahungunu and his wives

From page 6 - Scholars and whakapapa

Historicised whakapapa

Historicised whakapapa

Land court meeting, Palmerston North

Land court meeting, Palmerston North

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/whakapapa-genealogy/media (accessed 26 January 2022)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 5 May 2011, updated 1 Jul 2015