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Toi and Whātonga

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Toi and Whātonga

This whakapapa from Whiro to Tahatiti is a typical Polynesian whakapapa sequence found, with variations, throughout Polynesia.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Whakapapa – genealogy – Whakapapa with links to Polynesia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa/30903/toi-and-whatonga (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 3 May 2011, updated 1 July 2015.