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Kōrero: Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth

'Mana wahine'

'Mana wahine'

Ko ‘Mana wahine’ tēnei, he whakaahua nā Warren Pōhatu. Kei runga ko Papatūānuku, kei waenganui ko Ranginui. Ko Tāne tērā kei raro e whakatihē ana i te mauri ora ki a Hineahuone. I pokea mai ia i te one kurawaka o Papatūānuku, i puta ai te whakapapa o te ira wahine ki te ao mārama. E ai ki a Tāne, ka eke katoa ngā mahi a te tinana tangata, kua hoki anō tērā ki a Papatūānuku. Koinei te whakaaro a te Māori, arā, ka hua mai, ka oti anō hoki ngā tāngata katoa i tōna whenua.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Private collection

by Warren Pohatu

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Hope Tupara, Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth – Birth in Māori tradition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/27615/mana-wahine (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hope Tupara, i tāngia i te 23 March 2011, updated 1 June 2017.

Comments

Harriet
31 May 2018
Kia ora Phillipa, if the proposed use is for school or private study, that would be fine. Thanks.
Phillippa Milroy
18 February 2018
Kia ora I am naming my reading groups after the Maori Gods / Goddesses of Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. I was wanting permission to use an illustration of each of Papatuanuku, Tawhirimatea, Mahuika and Tangaroa from this site. Nga mihi Phillippa Milroy