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Story: Ngāti Porou

Genealogy of Māui and Porourangi

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Genealogy of Māui and Porourangi

Porourangi was himself descended from important ancestors. One was Māui, who according to tradition fished up the North Island. This whakapapa (genealogy) shows the line of descent from Māui through Toi and Paikea to Porourangi.

Whakapapa from information provided by Tamati Muturangi Reedy

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Tamati Muturangi Reedy, Ngāti Porou – Ancestors, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa/640/genealogy-of-maui-and-porourangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tamati Muturangi Reedy, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.