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Kōrero: Te ngahere – forest lore

He pou ki waho o Waitomo

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E tohu ana tēnei pou i a Tāne, te atua o te ngahere. Ka tango mea i te ngahere, ka tuku karakia ki a Tāne. Whakarongo ki tēnei karakia whakamauru i a Tāne, hiki i te tapu i te whare kua hangaia i āna tamariki rākau.

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Image: Waitomo Glowworm Caves

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ngahere – forest lore – Māori relationship with the forest, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/14067/he-pou-ki-waho-o-waitomo (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.