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Kōrero: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology

Kauri – te rākau nui o te wao

Audio file

He kauri tēnei e tū ana i te whenua tāpui o Waiau i te kūrae o Moehau. Ka tirohia ēnei rākau nunui anō ko Tāne e tītoko ana i te rangi. Whakarongo ki a Kēnana Pāora Temuera, o Ngāti Raukawa me Te Arawa, e taki ana i te karakia i roto i te ngahere.

Tuhinga

We are going to let you hear on this track the song to Tane Mahuta, the god of the forest.

[Karakia]

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

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Image: Department of Conservation, 10048819

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology – Tāne and his forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/13156/kauri-te-rakau-nui-o-te-wao (accessed 11 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.