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Kōrero: Te whānau puha – whales

Whakairo o Ruawharo

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Ruawharo carving from Kahungunu marae

Ko Ruawharo tētahi o ngā tonunga nui o runga i a Tākitimu. Ko noho ia ki Te Māhia. Nāna i whakatō he mauri ki reira kia rahi atu ngā tohorā tērā ka tae ki tōna takiwā. Koia tēnei i te wharepuni o te marae o Nūhaka.

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Bradford Haami, Te whānau puha – whales – Whales in Māori tradition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9593/whakairo-o-ruawharo (accessed 1 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Bradford Haami, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.