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Story: Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women

Hinetītama

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Hinetītama

Hinetītama is the daughter of Hineahuone, who was formed from the earth, and Tāne. Hinetītama ultimately became Hine-nui-te-pō, the goddess of the dead, when she fled to the underworld after discovering that her husband, Tāne, was also her father.

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Rawinia Higgins rāua ko Paul Meredith, Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women – Atua and tipua, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/31551/hinetitama (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rawinia Higgins rāua ko Paul Meredith, published 10 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.