Kohikohinga Maori

“Tini whetü ki te rangi, ko Rangitäne nui ki te whenua”“
Like the myriads of stars in the sky, great are Rangitäne on  earth”  

Ko Tararua te maunga              Ko Manawatü te awa Ko Kurahaupo te waka Ko Rangitäne te Iwi

Whätonga and Turi are two of the great Mäori ancestors that migrated to Aotearoa many generations ago. Whätonga (captain of Kurahaupo waka) settled in Heretaunga district of Hawkes Bay, while Turi (captain of Aotea waka) settled in South Taranaki.  Their descendants gradually spread southwards and occupied the lower portion of the North Island, forming into a number of Iwi (tribes).  The Manawatü district became the home of the people known as Tane-nui-a-rangi, now known as Rangitäne.  

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Maori links in English from the Te Puna Web Directory

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Kimikupu Hou Lexical Database  A searchable database of new and technical Maori vocabulary

Matapihi  A selection of pictures, sounds and objects from New Zealand’s archives, galleries, libraries and museums

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