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Kōrero: Ranginui – the sky

Ka wehe a Tāne i te rangi me te whenua

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Tāne separates sky and earth

Ko Tāne kei tēnei pane kuini e wehe ana i ōna mātua i a Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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Reference: 1994 Maori Myths stamp issue

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ranginui – the sky – Ranginui – the sky father, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/postage-stamp/5168/ka-wehe-a-tane-i-te-rangi-me-te-whenua (accessed 11 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.