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Story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants

Māui

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Māui

The demigod Māui is suspended over the smoke of a fire by his grandfather, Tamanui-ki-te-rā, after his near-drowning at sea. Māori used this method to revive those who had almost drowned.

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Reference: Chris Slane, Maui: legends of the outcast. Auckland: Godwit Publishing, 1996

by Chris Slane

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Rhys Jones, Rongoā – medicinal use of plants – Supernatural and human illnesses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/14591/maui (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rhys Jones, published 2 March 2009.