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Story: Oneone – soils

Hineahuone

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Hineahuone

Tāne shapes and gives life to Hineahuone (earth-formed woman). In tradition, she was the first woman, and was created from the soil of Papatūānuku at Kurawaka.

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Reference: Eke Panuku 9. Wellington: Learning Media Ltd, 2003, p.11

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Basil Keane, Oneone – soils – Soil in Māori tradition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/19116/hineahuone (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 2 February 2010.