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Kōrero: Ngāi Tuhoe

Maungapōhatu

Maungapōhatu

Ko Maungapōhatu te maunga tapu o Ngāi Tūhoe. I te wā onamata, tērā ētahi wāhine, a Hine-pūkohu-rangi rāua ko tana teina a Hine-wai. E ai ki te kōrero, nā Hine-pū-kohurangi a Te Maunga i whakawai kia heke iho i te rangi ki tana taha. Ka moe rāua, ka puta ko Pōtiki, te tipuna o Ngā Pōtiki, tētahi o ngā iwi o Te Urewera i mua i te taenga mai o Mataatua ki Aotearoa. Koinā te take ka kī a Ngāi Tūhoe i tipu ake rātou i tō rātou ao – te wao tapu nui o Te Urewera.

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GNS Science
Reference: 9147/22
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Rangi McGarvey. 'Ngāi Tuhoe', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/ngai-tuhoe/3/4