Story: Papatūānuku – the land
Page 10. External links and sources
More links and websites
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Rangi and Papa
This Wikipedia entry about Papatūānuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father) tells the tradition of how heaven and earth were separated, and the wars that followed among the gods.
More suggestions and sources
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Grace, John Te H. Tuwharetoa: a history of
the Maori people of the Taupo district.
Tāmaki-makau-rau: Reed, 1992 (nō te tau 1959 tāngia
tuatahitia ai). -
McKinnon, Malcolm, ētita. Bateman New
Zealand historical atlas: ko Papatuanuku e takoto
nei. Tāmaki-makau-rau: David Bateman, Te Tari
Taiwhenua, 1997. -
Reilly, Michael, rāua ko Jane Thomson ngā ētita.
When the waves rolled in upon us: essays in
nineteenth century Maori history. Ōtepoti:
University of Otago Press, 1999. -
Tūroa, Taimoana. Te takoto o te whenua o
Hauraki: Hauraki landmarks. Tāmaki-makau-rau:
Reed, 2000.
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/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 27 September 2007.