Story: Ngāti Kahungunu
Tīeke (saddlebacks) were a delicacy which Kahungunu caught for his wife, Ruareretai, when she was pregnant. When their daughter was born, she was named Ruahereheretīeke (saddlebacks taken in a bunch from their nest).
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0012-03
Hand-coloured lithograph
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