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Story: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology

Tāne carving

Tāne carving

This carving of Tāne, god of the forest, is at Te Herenga Waka marae.

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Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington

All rights to images of this marae are held by Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington

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How to cite this page

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology – Tāne and his forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13153/tane-carving (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 1 March 2009.