Te Ira Tangata

TĀNE RĀUA KO HINE-AHU-ONE

There are many stories about how we 'te ira tangata' (human beings) came to be. Some say it was Tāne, Tāne the progenitor of humankind who created us from the natural environment. Other versions say that mankind descend from Tūmatauenga.

As we learnt last term, Tāne is a celebrated Māori atua. It was Tāne who separated Rangi and Papa, it was Tāne who descended to twelfth heaven to retrieve the 3 kete. We now look at the story of how Tāne created the first woman from the soil at Kurawaka. Her name was Hineahuone (the female element who comes from the soil). Hineahuone and Tāne had a daughter named Hinetītama, who also became known as Hinenui-i-te-pō.

Hei Mahi #1

Kupu Rāhui:

Watch the clip from the start till 4:36min, and then answer the questions:

Who was the first person to say tihei mauri ora!?
Where was Hineahuone made?
What was the name of Hine-ahu-one and Tāne's daughters name?
When Hine-tītama asks Tāne about who her father is. What is his reply? How would this help her?

MĀUI-TIKITIIKI-A-TARANGA

Te Ika-ā-Maui

In the video above the wahine spoke about Māui. Just like Tāne, Māui is a celebrated figure in te ao Māori. Among his many feats was fishing up the North Island. The picture to the left is a carving representing this accomplishment of Māui. Below is a link to the Taringa Podcast page I want you to listen to and then answer question about the story of Māui fishing up the North Island.

Hei Mahi #2

Kupu Rāhui:

Watch the clip from Te Ika ā Maui (3:30mins - 20:45), and then answer the questions:

What are the ingoa of Maui's tuākana?
What did his tuākana mean when they said we need fishermen not passengers?
Ko wai te kuia o Maui?
Whakapākehā ēnei kupu e rua "kehua" me te "ope taua"
What is the name of the Maui's jaw bone?
Ko wai a Rona?
Ko hea te name of the fishing grounds?
Whakapākehā te kupu "oatemaka"
Ko hea te name of the fishing grounds that Maui takes his tuākana to?

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