by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal
Every culture has its traditions about how the world was created. Māori have many of them, but the most important stories are those that tell how darkness became light, nothing became something, earth and sky were separated, and nature evolved. Through the spoken repetition of these stories, the world is constantly being recreated.
Main image: Sculpture at Pāpāmoa Beach, of Tangaroa, god of the sea, and his children
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