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Story: Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth

'Hine-titama'

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'Hine-titama'

Hine-tītama was the daughter of the god Tāne and Hineahuone, formed by Tāne from the earth. Hine-tītama later fled to the underworld and became Hine-nui-te-pō, the goddess of death.

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Hope Tupara, Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth – Birth in Māori tradition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/27617/hine-titama (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hope Tupara, published 23 March 2011, updated 1 June 2017.