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Aotea Aotearoa Arawa 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 Hauraki Hawaiki Hine-nui-te-pō homeland of Hawaiki human Ihenga Kahukura Kāwhia killed known kūmara Kupe Lake land lived Māori married Maru Mātaatua Māui mauri mountain myth Ngā Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāti Porou Ngātoro-i-rangi night ocean Orbell Pākehā plants powers Puhi rangatira Rangi and Papa Raukawa recited region reptile returned ritual chants River rock Rongo Rotorua Ruatapu sacred sailed shore sometimes songs South Island stars stone story Tainui Tama Tama-te-kapua Tāmaki 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