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Puräkau - Ancient Legends

The following are some of the Ancient Legends, taken from various tribal
groups around Aotearoa and retold in my own words.

Many of these legends were the basis of ancient Mäori religious beliefs
and we used to give a perspective of the physical and spiritual world that
surrounds us.

In the beginning...

Te Timatanga - the beginning
Rangi & Papa - Parents to the first Gods
Te Wehenga - The Separation (under construction)
Hine-ahu-one - The First Lady (under construction)
Hine-nui-te-pö - Daughter of great sadness (under construction)
Hokowhitu a Tü - The hordes of Tu (under construction)
Ngä kete o te Wänanga - Baskets of Knowlege (under construction)

Legends of Maui

Maui-tikitiki-a-Taranga - Maui's birth (under construction)
Te patunga o te rä - Maui and the Sun(under construction)
Te Ika a Maui - Maui's Fish (under construction)
Mahuika - Maui's quest for fire (under construction)
Ka mate a Maui - Maui's final demise (under construction)

More from Te Reo o Tü

Kainga - Te Reo o Tü
Te Reo - An Introduction to the Mäori Language
Tikanga - Mäori customs (under construction)
Waiata - Mäori songs (under construction)
Puräkau - Ancient Legends
Whakapapa - My geneological links (under construction)