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Story: Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women

Hinepūkohurangi

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Hinepūkohurangi

Ngāi Tūhoe have a tradition of Hinepūkohurangi, the mist maiden. The people of Tūhoe are known as children of the mist.

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Reference: Hirini Melbourne, Hinepūkohurangi. Wellington: Learning Media Ltd, 1998, pp.5

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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/31554/hinepukohurangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

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