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Uenuku
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Uenuku is an atua of rainbows and a prominent ancestor in Māori tradition. Māori believed that the rainbow's appearance represented an omen, and one kind of yearly offering made to him was that of the
Rainbow in the evening sun at The Remarkables. Uenuku is a famous atua of the rainbow.
Rainbow in the evening sun at The Remarkables. Uenuku is a famous atua of the rainbow.
Two rainbows. Kahukura is another atua of the rainbow. Tūāwhiorangi is his wife, represented by the lower bow.
Two rainbows. Kahukura is another atua of the rainbow. Tūāwhiorangi is his wife, represented by the lower bow.
Tama-te-kapua
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In Māori tradition of New Zealand, Tama-te-kapua, also spelt Tamatekapua and Tama-te-Kapua and also known as Tama, was the captain of the Arawa canoe which came to New Zealand from Polynesia in about
Tama-te-kapua, depicted in a carving at Tamatekapua meeting house in Ohinemutu, Rotorua, circa 1880. Tama-te-kapua is holding the stilts he used to steal fruit from Uenuku.
Tama-te-kapua, depicted in a carving at Tamatekapua meeting house in Ohinemutu, Rotorua, circa 1880. Tama-te-kapua is holding the stilts he used to st
Te Haunui, a modern reconstruction of a sea-going waka (canoe).
Te Haunui, a modern reconstruction of a sea-going waka (canoe).
Maketu, seen from the west.
Maketu, seen from the west.
Mount Moehau, seen from the southwest.
Mount Moehau, seen from the southwest.