Whenua – how the land was shaped


by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal

New Zealand’s dramatic and varied landscape sparked the Māori imagination. Their stories tell of giants digging out the South Island lakes, water creatures rising up to form tracts of land, and rival mountains moving in a battle for the affections of the beautiful Mt Pīhanga.

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Main image: ‘Battle of the mountains’, by Angus McDonald

‘Battle of the mountains’, by Angus McDonald


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