Legends of the Maori

ancestors ancient Arawa beach beautiful birds bush called camp canoe carved cave ceremony chant chief cliff coast dark dead death descendants earth fairy father feet fern fire fish flax forest gods hapu Harbour Hawaiki head Heuheu hill Hine-nui-te-Po Hopa kainga karakia Karewa Kawa Kawhia Kawhia Harbour kumara lake Lake Rotoiti Lake Taupo land legend lived Mahuika Maketu manuka Maori Maui Maungaroa miles Mokoia morning mountain Ngai-Tahu Ngapuhi Ngati-Maru Ngati-Toa night North ocean paddled pakeha Polynesian priest rangatira Rangi Rangi-Tahau recited Reinga river rock Rokiroki Rotoiti Rotorua runga sacred sailed shore side song South Island spear spirit stone stood story taiaha Tainui Tane tapu Taranaki Tarao tattooed taua Tauhara Taupo Tawhaki to-day tohunga toki told tree tribal tribe Uenuku Urewera village Waikato Waikato River Wairaka war-party warriors Whakatane whare wife woman young Zealand