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	Grand Re-Opening of Rarohenga
		It is ruled by the goddess Hine Nui Te Po, which means Goddess of the Great Night.
		Hine Nui Te Po: A hideous feminine giant, about eleven feet tall, sleeping on the ground with her legs splayed carelessly.
		Wherever that individual stands, Hine Nui Te Po's head is visualized as in front of them.
	www.magma.ca /~yeti/raroheng.htm (652 words)

	Hine Titama
		The skeletion is that of her husband and deceiver, the child represents her human children, and the lizard the form Maui took when he tried to become immortal through Hine.
		HINE was the first mortal woman, created by Tane, god of the forest.
		TANE MAHUTA was the god of the forests, the second son of Rangi the Sky and Papa the Earth.
	www.angelfire.com /stars3/bonita/Hine.html (483 words)

	Encyclopedia: Maui (mythology) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Using a hook made from an ancestor's jawbone and his blood from his nose as a bait, he caught a massive fish on the ocean floor.
		Te Puni, MÄori Chief MÄori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language.
		Human female internal reproductive anatomy The vagina (from the Latin for sheath or scabbard) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maui-(mythology) (1528 words)

	Hine \| TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In Polynesian mythology, Hine Piripiri is the mother of Matuku by Tawhaki.
		Hine-nui-te-Po In Polynesian mythology, Hine nui te Po is a goddess of night and death, and the Queen of the underworld...
		In Polynesian mythology specifically Maori, Hine Kau Ataata gentle, lonely woman or lady of the early, gentle, floating shadows is the daughter of the first man and woman, Marikoriko and Tiki.
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /encyclopedia/sencyclo.jsp?keywords=Hine (436 words)

	John Walsh \| City Gallery Wellington \| Te Whare Toi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hine Titama becomes Hine Nui te Po is one of a series of paintings by John Walsh exploring different stages of the creation story in Māori mythology.
		Hine Titama was born to Tane, god of the forest.
		Remaining there, she was renamed Hine Nui te Po (Hine of the long night), guardian of the souls of the dead.
	www.citygallery.org.nz /mainsite/john-walsh.html (301 words)

	KIWINEWS - The Real Kiwi Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Te Po symbolised the second state of reality, which was a ‘state of becoming’, when life was in transition.
		Instead, Hine Nui ki te Po awoke and Maui was crushed to death between her mighty thighs.
		At tangihanga (Maori funerary rites), Hine Nui ki te Po is invoked as the souls of the departed are bid farewell and return to her resting place.
	www.kiwinews.co.nz /cgi-bin/editor/print.pl?article=4493 (11707 words)

	Maori Mythology
		Although this was not translated and published until this century, it was formulated during the 1860's from the teachings of two Maori priests Te Matorohanga and Nepia Pohuhu.
		In this story, Hine, or Hina as she is called in other places, has a dual nature.
		She is presented at both the first woman and as a goddess who is guardian of the land of the dead.
	www.janeresture.com /polynesia_myths/newzealand.htm (987 words)

	Te Kohanga O Ranana :: About Us
		Te Kohanga O Ranana :: About Us Te Kohanga Reo O Ranana was established in October 1997 under the auspices of Ngati Ranana Maori Culture Club.
		Te Kohanga Reo o Ranana was set up by a very dedicated and committed group of parents who were fighting to give their tamariki (children) what they considered a vital but missing part of their children’s upbringing; their reo (Maori language), their tikanga (customs) – their identity.
		Whilst Te Reo and Tikanga Maori are paramount, Kohanga also offers tautoko, aroha and tumanako to each and every member of the whanau making it a whole lot easier to raise a family so far from home.
	www.kohanga.co.uk /about.html (419 words)

	CHAPTER VI.
		His narrow escapes at that time are known as 'Wai-haro-rangi' and Te 'Mata-whiti-o-tu'; and the semblance of these things are perpetuated in the Hawk, the Sparrow-hawk and the Owl to this day, for the singeing of the fire is shown on their brown feathers.
		The original patterns of 'Te Rangi-haupapa' was made by Niwareka, from one belonging to Hine-rau-wharangi, daughter of Hine-ti-tama [and Tāne, see p.
		The Manu i te ra (the bird in the Sun) of Maori legend is possibly the Eagle of Indian Myth.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pac/lww/lww6.htm (6734 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		When TÄne came back he was told that she had run off to the spirit-world, and he quickly followed after.
		But he was stopped from entering by Hine herself, in her new role as goddess of the underworld.
		MÄui attempted to make mankind immortal by crawling through her body while she slept, but the fantail awoke her by laughing and she crushed him with her vagina; MÄui was the first man to die (Biggs 1966:450).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Hine-nui-te-Po (302 words)

	Reiseberichte Neuseeland: Maui
		Te Po kerekere — die intensive dunkle Nacht.
		Te Po tiwha — die düster beladene Nacht.
		Te Po te kitea — die unsichtbare Nacht.
	www.willischnitzler.de /neuseeland/neuseeland3_bericht10.htm (1709 words)

	Pare - By John Collins - High quality carvings in native New Zealand Kauri timber.
		The central figure is Te Hine nui o te po, she stands on and is part of the land.
		After life, man passes to the care of Te Hine nui o te po.
		The rest of the carving shows the turmoil and conflict that is the world of man. The struggles between life and death, good and evil, health and sickness, right and wrong.
	www.johncollins.co.nz /pare.htm (123 words)

	Kaitiakitanga - Guardianship of tthe environment that supports us
		Hine Ti Tama was born from the union of Hine Ahu One and Tane who joined with his own daughter to father human kind.
		Learning that her husband was also her father, Hine Ti Tama, in despair, changed her name to Hine Nui Te Po and became the goddess of the death so that she could accompany all her childrens across the threshold of the other realm.
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	www.kaitiakitanga.net /stories/origins%20research.htm (3542 words)

	He Minenga Whakatu Hua o Te Ao
		Te Kaha te hikoi o Te Tangata is the journey of the Murihiku Mäori whänau.
		Ki a koe te whaea tënä mihi atu ki a koe me te kaiwhakarite o te ata nei, a Michael e tautoko ana nga mihi atu ki a koutau katoa nga mema o tenei hui.
		E te whaea Jane, tënä koe, he mihi tino nui tenei ki a koe mo te korero i tehei ata.
	www.otago.ac.nz /Zoology/hui/Main/Talks2/JDavis.htm (3245 words)

	Avatars of the Goddess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While sailing with her brother Ru, she drifted off to the moon, liked what she saw, and decided to stay, thereby becoming Hina the Watchwoman and a patroness of travelers.
		WHen she discovered she was his daughter as well as his wife, she fled to the underworld and became the goddess of death.
		Maori legend tells of how the hero Maui tried to make men immortal by penetrating her body, but she crushed him to death; which led to the ultimate mortality of all men.
	www3.sympatico.ca /chartreuse/AvatarsOfTheGoddess/Polynesia.htm (243 words)

	KIWINEWS - The Real Kiwi Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In Maori mythology, Hine Ahu One was the primal mother of all mortal beings.
		Landmarks denoting the discoveries and adventures of ancestral sojourners, important battles and events, and visitations by celestial beings, are all imprinted on the faces of sacred mountains and on the minds of the chosen ones.
		The above farewell in Maori recognises that visitors have come from afar to this land to be embraced by the mountains, to be serenaded by the native birds, and to be nurtured by both the fruits of Papatuanuku, the land, and the bounty of Tangaroa, the sea.
	www.kiwinews.co.nz /cgi-bin/editor/print.pl?article=3015 (11699 words)

	Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa - The People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The marriage of Kiwa's son Kahutuanui to Paoa's daughter Hine Akua was a significant event in that it interlaced the bloodlines of these two founding ancestors of whom Ruapani is eighth in descent.
		Mahaki was a famous warrior and chief and is especially celebrated for the great battle known as "Te tokoremu a Mahaki" or "The closing of the jaws of Mahaki".
		After a lengthy period of migrations, movements and alliances the larger and dominant Iwi of Te Aitanga A Mahaki, Rongowhakaata and Ngai Tamanuhiri (earlier known as Ngai Tahu Po) and their affiliated Hapu had established themselves as the Tangata Whenua of Turanganui A Kiwa by the time Captain Cook arrived on the Endeavour in 1769.
	www.trotak.iwi.nz /people.html (1973 words)

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		He was accompanied by many birds, and told them his plan to enter the body of the sleeping Hine and so defeat death.
		Hine awoke with a start, realised Maui's trickery, and he was killed.
		Maui Tikitiki a Taranga, concerto for flute and orchestra, was premiered by James Walker (flute) and the University of Southern California Symphony Orchestra in November 1998, conductor Jung-Ho Pak.
	www.mariagrenfell.com.au /docs/maui_tikitiki_a_taranga.doc (345 words)

	CPIT
		Te Mana o Te Waka a Maui, the new Academic Mace, was first used at the Graduation on Friday 29 March 1996 at which it was incorporated by John Scott, the Chief Executive, into the life of the Polytechnic as a taonga.
		Te Waka a Maui (together with Te Waipounamu) is a traditional name for the South Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
		The carved panels are Te Matau a Maui (Maui's hook), Te Ika a Maui (Maui's fish), and Te Punga a Maui (Maui's anchor stone).
	www.cpit.ac.nz /graduation/history.asp (505 words)

	Maori Legends - New Zealand in History
		Te Rauparaha, chief of the Ngati Toa tribe
		The South Island is known as Te Waka a Maui (the waka of Maui).
		Stewart Island, which lies at the very bottom of New Zealand, is known as Te Punga a Maui (Maui's anchor), as it was the anchor holding Maui's waka as he pulled in the giant fish.
	www.history-nz.org /maori9.html (1624 words)

	parasitic SCREAMING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He knew he must face Hine nui te po, the woman of the night, the guardian of death to complete his mission.
		They remained outside, and were warned not to make a sound, as Maui alone entered into Hine nui te po.
		At this, Hine nui te po awoke, and, realising what was going on, closed her mouth.
	members.tripod.com /parasitic_screaming/maori/immortal.html (339 words)

	New Zealand Review - Dictionary of the Maori language
		Another tradition says she married Te Maunga [The mountain], and their son, Potiki, became an ancestor of the people of Tuhoe, hence they are known as the Children of the Mist.
		It was commanded by Maungaroa and landed at Whangaroa Harbour according to the Taranaki version (carrying the Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Ngati Kahu, and Taranaki).
		The Ngati Tama, Ngati Mutunga, Ngati Rahiri, Manukorihi, Puketapu and Te Atiawa are descended from it.
	www.nzreview.co.nz /content/view/37/76 (3893 words)

	maaui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In Aotearoa, he was an excellent fisherman who used a hook made from an ancestor's jawbone and his blood from his nose as a bait, he caught the porch of a house on the ocean floor.
		He managed to pull it up and it was called Te Ika-a-Maaui.
		In Hawaii, Maui was a son of Hina, who once complained that the sun moved too fast.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Maaui.html (471 words)

	Ministry of Justice: Publications: Reports: 2002: Guardianship, Custody and Access: Maori Perspectives and Experiences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Maori creation story begins with Te Kore, a period that lasted for an unimaginable length of time, one, which has been translated as "the void"24 or "the nothing".
		28 It was within Te Po that the parents of Maori, Papatuanuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father) were conceived and developed.
		In some versions, the appearance of the children out of Te Po and into Te Ao Marama (the world of light - the realm of being, according to Marsden)30 is likened to their being born.
	www.justice.govt.nz /pubs/reports/2002/guardianship-custody-access-maori/chapter-7.html (4221 words)

	Seasonal Salon
		Te Po is the spirit realm of becoming.
		So too in the Russian skazki, the heroine is instructed by her animal helper to heal her companion’s wound by first pouring on the Waters of Death.
		There is always the possibility of renewal, to reconceive ourselves in Te Po, bathed in her magnetic and rich darkness.
	www.rcgi.org /salon/122006/darkness.asp (828 words)

	NZ FOLK SONG * Po! Po!
		Ko Waiho anake te tangata i rere noa
		Waiu: this is sometimes used with reference to food which was eaten by the mother to help her feed her child.
		Uru, Ngangana and their children Te Aotu and Te Aohore are mythical personages.
	folksong.org.nz /popo_e_tangi_ana_tama (968 words)

	Legends of Maui
		The fish-land 'Te ikaroa a Maui' becomes the North Island the hook or 'Te matau a Maui' is Mahia peninsula in the Hawkes Bay.
		The canoe they brothers were fishing in 'Te waka a Maui' is now the South Island and the anchor holding the boat 'Te punga a Maui' is Stewart Island.
		Taranga was the name of Maui's mother, when he was born (the fifth son) she thought he was stillborn and so wrapped him in her tikitiki (hair-knot) and threw him into the sea.
	www.deeknow.com /notes/maori/maui.html (821 words)

	The Nexus Collection: New Zealand, The Hine Saga, Path of Darkness I, Journey, Alys Thorpe
		I left the story as Hine left Tane, having finally understood what had lain inside all along: Who her father was.
		According to this particular version of the tale, she is not Hine ahu one, Earth-born maid, but her daughter Hine Titama, the Dawn Maiden.
		Whatever, these poems are about her becoming Hine nui te Po, Great Hine of the Night.
	www.nzscribble.net /collection/alyshine12.html (398 words)

	APRU - Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ka hono ao ki te po [a beautiful flowing concept which joins light with darkness].
		The design of the pari of Canberra kapa haka group ‘Te Rere o Te Tarakakao’ (The flight of a certain migratory bird) for example, uses tapestry to emphasise the group’s migrant history in Australia.
		Te Kohikohinga, te nohonga ki te takoto nga whakaaro.
	www.usc.edu /ext-relations/news_service/apruwww/StudentPapers/FinishedPapers/DiamondPaper.html (3347 words)

	Images
		Drawn to the combat, Hine is openly challenged by Maui.
		Intervening, the god of the sun punishes Maui for daring to challenge the goddess of death.
		As only Hine stands between Maui and immortality, he resolves to defeat the goddess of death.
	www.mauitheshow.com /ExperienceMaui/images.php (430 words)

	FANTAIL MODEL 13
		So his plan is to kill the Goddess of death, Hine nui te Po.
		She is the daughter of Tane, the God of the forest who separated Papa and Rangi, Mother Earth and father Sky.
		To continue, Maui 's plan was to enter inside the giantess and work his way up to rent her heart from inside with his sacred weapon.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /gkoolen/plywood13.htm (205 words)

	The Big Idea :: an online community of New Zealand's creative industries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		At the general male and female auditions we will make cuts during the day. Those who make it through these first 2 days will be asked to come back for call backs on Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th of December.
		Those wanting to audition for Hine or Taranga must prepare a monologue of their own choice and a song of their own choice (the monologue and song can be in Maori or English). Again, you will need to bring your own music (on cassette or CD) to accompany you when you sing.
		At the general male and female auditions we will make cuts during the day. Those who make it through these first 2 days will be asked to come back for call backs on Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of December.
	www.thebigidea.co.nz /modules.php?op=modload&name=Profdev&file=index&func=view&id=1029 (2130 words)

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