Wahi
What is Te Ao Marama?
The World of light
(our world)
Who is the God of the winds?
Tāwhirimātea
Who is God of kumara and other cultivated foods?
Rongomātāne
Who is the Goddess of the earth?
Papatūānuku
Who is the Supreme being, creator of all things?
Io-matua-kore
What is Rarohenga?
Underworld
Who is the God of Earthquakes and volcanoes?
Rūaumoko
Who is the God of the forest, birds and all other creatures of the forest?
Tānemahuta
Who is the Goddess of night and death, ruler of the underworld?
Hine-nui-te-pō
Who was the first woman made from clay?
Hineahuone
What is Te Pō uriuri?
Darkness (of night)
Who is the God of the sea and all that dwell within?
Tangaroa
Who is the God of darkness and rage?
Whiro
Who is the Goddess of the dawn?
Hinetītama
What are Ngā pou whirinaki?
The 4 poles that keep Ranginui and Papatūānuku separated
What is Te Wao Nui a Tāne?
The Great Forest of Tāne.
Who is the God of war, dwells in open spaces (marae atea)?
Tūmatauenga
Who is the God of the sky?
Ranginui
Who is the Goddess of winter?
Hine Takurua
Which of Punga's children hid with Tāne Mahuta?
Tū-te-wehiwehi the ancestor of lizards
What is another name for the 'World of light'?
Whai ao
What is Uru-te-ngangana the kaitiaki of?
Keeper of celestial bodies (star cluster and constellations).
Punga is the son of which god?
Tangaroa
Who did Hineahuone give birth to?
Hinetītama
Who stood up to Tāwhirimatea after the separation of Rangi and Papa?
Tūmatauenga