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Story: Papatūānuku – the land

Page 10. External links and sources

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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

  • 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.
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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.