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Story: Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori

Marutūahu mauri stone

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Marutūahu mauri stone

This mauri, Marutūahu, was named after the founding ancestor of the Marutūahu confederation. A mauri stone was a talisman which represented the vitality of a person, place or thing.

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Basil Keane, Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori – Spiritual concepts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/30794/marutuahu-mauri-stone (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 28 April 2011.