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Kōrero: Whenua – how the land was shaped

Māui i Aotearoa

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Māui in New Zealand

He maha ngā wāhi o Aotearoa i tapaa mō te hī ake a Māui i tana ika, pērā i Te Waka-a-Māui (South Island), i Te Punga-o-te-waka-a-Māui (Rakiura). He mahere whenua tēnei i te tirohanga Māori, arā, ko Te Waka-a-Māui ki runga, ko Te Ika-a-Māui ki raro.

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Whenua – how the land was shaped – The North and South islands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/6767/maui-i-aotearoa (accessed 4 June 2026).

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