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Kōrero: Pounamu

Te whakairo mō Turi

Te whakairo mō Turi

Ko Turi tērā kei runga rawa. Ka heke ki a ia a Te Āwhiorangi, te toki pounamu a Tāne nāna i tapahi ngā uaua hono i a Ranginui me Papatūānuku. Ka whakaheke a Te Āwhiorangi i roto i ngā tātai ariki, taka rawa iho ki a Turi, rangatira o runga i a Aotea, te waka kawe i ngā tūpuna o Ngā Rauru me ētahi atu iwi ki Aotearoa. Ko Te Āwhiorangi te toki nāna a Aotea i auaha.

Mō tēnei mea

Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington,
Photograph by Leanne Tamaki

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Basil Keane. 'Pounamu', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/pounamu/5/3