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Kōrero: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology

Whakapapa o ngā rākau

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Genealogy of trees

He whakapapa tēnei ka heke iho i a Tāne ki ngā rākau me ngā tipu. He whānau kotahi ngā tipu me ngā kararehe o te ao, ka whai hononga i raro i te whakapapa.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: Elsdon Best, Maori religion and mythology. Vol. 2. Wellington: Dominion Museum, 1976, pp. 271-272

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology – Symbolism of trees and plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/whakapapa/13160/whakapapa-o-nga-rakau (accessed 4 June 2026).

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