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Kōrero: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology

Te wao i mua i te taenga o te Māori

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Pre-Māori vegetation

I mua i te taenga o te tangata ki Aotearoa, e 80 ōrau o te whenua i kapia e te ngahere. Ka ū mai ngā tīpuna o te Māori, ka kite rātou he rerekē te taiao o Aotearoa tērā i tō Hawaiki. Nāwai ā, ka taunga rātou ki te āhuarangi makariri me te tū mai o ngā maunga.

Pūtake: Bateman New Zealand historical atlas: ko papatuanuku e takoto nei. Tāmaki-makau-rau: David Bateman, 1997, pereti 8

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Source: Bateman New Zealand historical atlas: ko papatuanuku e takoto nei. Auckland: David Bateman, 1997, plate 8

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology – Tāne and his forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/13151/te-wao-i-mua-i-te-taenga-o-te-maori (accessed 4 June 2026).

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