Story: Papatūānuku – the land - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
Papatūānuku – mother earth. In Māori tradition, Papatūānuku is the land. She is a mother earth figure who gives birth to all things, including people. Trees, birds and people are born from the land, which then nourishes them. Some traditions say …
Page 1. The importance of Papatūānuku - Te Ara: The …
Papatūānuku is the land, a mother earth figure who gives birth to all things of the world and imparts many blessings to her children. She is seen as the birthplace of all things and the place to which they return, and is considered a foundation for human action. Papatūānuku is the first kaupapa (platform) in the traditional world view.
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Creating the world. In the Māori creation tradition (there are numerous versions), Papatūānuku, along with Ranginui, the sky, was born in the darkness known as Te Pō. Papatūānuku and Ranginui had several children while remaining in an embrace. The children grew frustrated with living in darkness between their parents, and conspired to ...
Papatūānuku – the land - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Papatūānuku is the land, a mother earth figure who gives birth to all things of the world and imparts many blessings to her children. She is seen as the birthplace of all things and the place to which they return, and is considered a foundation for human action. Papatūānuku is the first kaupapa (platform) in the traditional world view.
Ranginui and Papatūānuku – Māori creation traditions – Te Ara ...
The sky (Rangi) cohabited with the earth (Papa), who was the wife of the sea (Tangaroa). She was seduced by the sky. They had a child whom they called Tānenui-a-rangi (Tāne, great of the heavens). …. The family thereupon decided that the sun should be allowed to shine through the armpit of the sky. Tānenui-a-rangi said, ‘The sun shines ...
Papatūānuku’s children – Papatūānuku – the land - Te Ara: The ...
Papatūānuku’s children. In Māori tradition, all things are interconnected. This whakapapa (genealogical chart) shows some of the children of Papatūānuku and Ranginui. They were the ancestors of all parts of nature, including people, birds, forests, fish, winds, and water.
Papatūānuku – Take whenua – Māori land tenure - Te Ara: The ...
Papatūānuku. In Māori tradition the earth mother Papatūānuku, one of the two primal gods, represents land, illustrating its importance to Māori. Rather than perceiving land as being ‘owned’, Māori formed a relationship with it. This painting of Papatūānuku was done by Phil Mokaraka Berry of Ngāpuhi.
Story: Māori creation traditions - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
Common themes. Like all societies, Māori have traditions about how the world was created. Although various tribes tell different versions of the creation story, there are some themes in common. Most describe movement from Te Kore (nothingness) to something, and from Te Pō (darkness) to Te Ao (light). The separation of earth and sky always ...
Page 5. Tūrangawaewae – a place to stand - Te Ara: The …
Tūrangawaewae as foundation. Tūrangawaewae is one of the most well-known and powerful Māori concepts. Literally tūranga (standing place), waewae (feet), it is often translated as ‘a place to stand’. Tūrangawaewae are places where we feel especially empowered and connected. They are our foundation, our place in the world, our home.
Kōrero: Papatūānuku - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Ki tā te Māori, he whanaunga ngā mea katoa o te ao, tētahi ki tētahi; te āhua o ngā rangi, ngā manu, ngā ika, ngā rākau, te rā, te marama, tae rawa ki te tangata.