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Story: Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori

Te Kore whakapapa

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In Māori cosmology creation is detailed as a whakapapa, which outlines the numerous generations of Te Kore (the void), Te Pō (the night) and Te Ao (the day).

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Basil Keane, Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori – Ngā atua – the gods, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/30768/te-kore-whakapapa (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 28 April 2011.

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Turtles Rule!
10 June 2020
he pai tenei mo te mahi kaupapa kiora mo tenei whakapapa