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Kōrero: Whenua – how the land was shaped

‘Ka riri ngā maunga’

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‘Battle of the mountains’

Nā Angus Kerr tēnei tānga o te pakanga i waenganui i ngā maunga, arā, i a Tongariro rātou ko Taranaki, ko Tauhara, ko Pūtauaki. I pakanga rātou mō Pīhanga, te maunga purotu. Ko Tongariro ka toa; moea rawatia a Pīhanga.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Scholastic New Zealand

Reference: Annie Rae Te Ake Ake, Myths and legends of Aotearoa. Auckland: Scholastic, 1999

by Angus Kerr

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Whenua – how the land was shaped – Battle of the mountains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/6728/ka-riri-nga-maunga (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.