Story: Papatūānuku – the land
Page 11. All images & media
From page 1 - The importance of Papatūānuku
From page 2 - Papatūānuku – the earth mother
From page 3 - Women and land
From page 4 - Whenua – the placenta
From page 5 - Tūrangawaewae – a place to stand
From page 6 - Birth from the earth – being indigenous
From page 7 - Stories of people and land
From page 8 - Whakapapa and kaupapa
From page 9 - Loss of land
How to cite this page
Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Papatūānuku – the land, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/6276/media (accessed 11 June 2026).
Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 27 September 2007.