The Sanctification of Taane i te Pukenga

Now did Io Matua say unto Ruamatau –ruatau- and Rehua –two of the guardians of the heavenly treasures-, “Go down to earth, and on Maunganui command Taane i te Pukenga and Tupai to ascend to you up the mountain. Continue reading

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The Separation of Heaven and Earth

Some time after the foregoing events Taane i te Pukenga said, “let us now separate our parents that Rangi Potiki and Papatuuaanuku may occupy different places.”

Whiro te Tipua would not consent to this proposition, and there was much strife in consequence. Continue reading