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Story: Whakapapa – genealogy

Te Ara o Tāwhaki

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This wharenui at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawke's Bay is named Te Ara o Tāwhaki (the pathway of Tāwhaki). In tribal tradition Tāwhaki journeyed to the heavens to attain knowledge. In this oriori, 'Pinepine te Kura', his ascent to the heavens is described.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Whakapapa – genealogy – Whakapapa with links to Polynesia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/30901/te-ara-o-tawhaki (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 3 May 2011, updated 1 July 2015.