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Kōrero: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology

Te wehenga o Rangi rāua ko Papa

He whārangi nō tētahi tuhinga nā Te Rangikāheke, he rangatira, he tangata matatau nō Ngāti Rangiwewehi. Kua tuhia e Te Rangikāheke he kōrero onamata mō te wehenga o Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku. Arā, ko Tāne tonu te tama a Papatūānuku rāua ko Ranginui ka āhei ki te whakawehe i ōna mātua.

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Reference: GNZMMSS43 p.1

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology – Tāne and his forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/13155/te-wehenga-o-rangi-raua-ko-papa (accessed 4 June 2026).

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