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.
Two rainbows. Kahukura is another atua of the rainbow. Tūāwhiorangi is his wife, represented by the lower bow.
Paikea
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Paikea is a notable ancestor who originated in Hawaiki according to Māori tradition. He is particularly known to tribes with origins in the Gisborne District such as Ngāti Porou, and Ngāi Tahu. Paikea
Uenuku
…In Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu's traditions, Uenuku would later shame Ruatapu, either for walking atop the roof of his house, or for using either his or Kahutia-te-rangi's sacred comb, or by being denied a tapu grooming of his hair before the family set out on a new canoe that Uenuku had built - regardless of the reason…
Carving at Whāngārā Marae of Paikea riding a whale
Humpback whales at the South Bank of the Dominican Republic. This species is closely associated with the ancestor Paikea.