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He sailed back to Hawaiki and never came back to the land he discovered. However, others came to New Zealand according to his directions. [26]: 451 Ngahue, a contemporary of Kupe, sailed to New Zealand in his canoe, the Tāwhirirangi. [32] While there he killed a moa and discovered pounamu. [33]
Taniwha were especially dangerous to people from other tribes. There are many legends of battles with taniwha, both on land and at sea. Often these conflicts took place soon after the settlement of New Zealand, generally after a taniwha had attacked and eaten a person from a tribe that it had no connection with.
Thus the North Island of New Zealand is known as Te Ika-a-Māui (The Fish of Māui). [9]: 234 When it emerged from the water, Māui left to find a tohunga to perform the appropriate ceremonies and prayers, leaving his brothers in charge. They, however, did not wait for Māui to return but began to cut up the fish, which writhed in agony ...
Haumiatiketike, the god of uncultivated food, particularly bracken fern.; Papatūānuku, the primordial earth mother.; Ranginui, the primordial sky father ...
This is an example of a family tree of the Māori gods showing the most important gods in Māori mythology.. This family tree gives just an example - there are remarkable regional variations.
New Zealand portal; Mythology portal; Pages in category "Māori legendary creatures" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Maunga Hikurangi is the highest peak in the Raukumara Range and is recognised as the first point on the New Zealand mainland to greet the morning sun. [10] Māori legends from the tribe native to this region, Ngāti Porou, say that when Māui fished up the North Island of New Zealand, Mount Hikurangi was the first point to emerge from the sea.
In Māori mythology, as in other Polynesian traditions, Māui is a culture hero and a trickster, famous for his exploits and cleverness. Māori names of Māui include Māui-tikitiki ("Māui the top-knot"), Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga ("Māui the top-knot of Taranga"), Māui-pōtiki ("Māui the last born"), and Māui te whare kino ("Māui the house of trouble").