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... Tangaroa , the first fish caught on a fishing expedition had its head bumped against the gunwale before being drop- ped back into the sea with the words , ' This is for you , Tangaroa ' [ Ki a koe , e Tangaroa ] . The first bird caught ...
... Tangaroa , the first fish caught on a fishing expedition had its head bumped against the gunwale before being drop- ped back into the sea with the words , ' This is for you , Tangaroa ' [ Ki a koe , e Tangaroa ] . The first bird caught ...
Page 142
... Tangaroa , whose home is in the ocean , Pou visited him in Hawaiki . ( Tangaroa , it seems , was a rel- ative . ) At Hawaiki he found Tangaroa living in a house full of different kinds of fish . Tangaroa denied taking the boy , though ...
... Tangaroa , whose home is in the ocean , Pou visited him in Hawaiki . ( Tangaroa , it seems , was a rel- ative . ) At Hawaiki he found Tangaroa living in a house full of different kinds of fish . Tangaroa denied taking the boy , though ...
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... Tangaroa Father of the fish Tangaroa is one of the sons of Rangi the sky and Papa the earth ( or sometimes their grandson , and a son of Tāne ) . Sometimes he lives at first on the land , then escapes to the ocean when he and his ...
... Tangaroa Father of the fish Tangaroa is one of the sons of Rangi the sky and Papa the earth ( or sometimes their grandson , and a son of Tāne ) . Sometimes he lives at first on the land , then escapes to the ocean when he and his ...
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Aotea Aotearoa Arawa arrived from Hawaiki associated atua became Best birds brothers carved daughter death descendants early ancestor earth east coast enemy fairies father fernroot fire fish gourd greenstone Grey guardian Harbour Haumia Hauraki Hawaiki Hine-nui-te-pō homeland of Hawaiki human Kahukura Kāwhia killed known kūmara Kupe Lake land lived Māori married Maru Māui mauri mountain myth Ngā Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāti Porou Ngātoro-i-rangi night ocean Orbell Pākehā plants powers rangatira Rangi and Papa Raukawa recited region reptile returned ritual chants River rock Rongo Rotorua Ruatapu sacred sailed shore sometimes South Island stars stone story Tainui Tama Tama-te-kapua Tamatea Tāne Tangaroa taniwha tapu Taranaki Tāwhaki Te Arawa Tiki tipua tohunga told took tradition tree tūāhu Turanga Uenuku vessel voyage from Hawaiki Waikato wairua waka warriors west coast Whaitiri Whakatāne whale Whanganui whatu Whiro wife woman women