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Kōrero: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology

Harakeke

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Harakeke plant

Ki te whakaaro Māori, ko te harakeke he tohu nō te whānau. Ko te rito, te tamaiti. Ka karapotia te rito e ngā awhi rito (ngā mātua) hei whakamarumaru. Ko ngā rau o waho, ko ngā tūpuna.

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by Bruce Mahalski

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology – Symbolism of trees and plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/13162/harakeke (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.