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Kōrero: Māori creation traditions

Te koru

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The koru

Whakamahia ai te koru i roto i ngā toi Māori hei tohu ki te orokohanga. Taketake mai ai ia i te pītau o te kaponga. Ka hāngai tōna āhua ki te tōrino, e huri ana ki tōna takenga mai. Nā reira ka kōrero te koru mō te whanaketanga me te noho tonu o te koiora.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Carl Walrond

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Māori creation traditions – Common threads in creation stories, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2422/te-koru (accessed 1 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009.

Comments

Sarah
24 February 2013
How long has the koru been a symbol