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Story: Kūmara

Rongomātāne

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Rongomātāne

Rongomātāne, the god of agriculture, was closely associated with the kūmara.

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Peter Adds, Kūmara – Religious aspects, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17371/rongomatane (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Peter Adds, published 1 March 2009.