One of my many favourite whakaeke from Ngati Poneke (Pukeahu" from Te Whanga-nui-a-tara (Wellington)) about "I Te Timatanga" (or translated as "In The Beginning") and tells of Maori legend about Ranginui (Sky Father) and Papatuanuku (Earth Mother) and their children inclusive of: Tane Mahuta (god of the forest/birds), Tangaroa (god of the sea), Tawhiri Matea (god of the wind/storms) and Tumatauenga (god of War).

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