Tikanga ā-Iwi

atua

god, deity, supernatural being

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He mana wairua whāioio tuauriuri nō te wāhi ngaro, kei reira te ora, kei reira te mate.*

*He Pātaka Kupu (wh.42)

A supernatural power from the hidden realm that pertains to life and death.

Tauira KŌrero

Ko tā tērā whare wānanga, he ako i ngā āhuatanga o ngā atua Māori.

He karakia tēnei e toro atu ana ki ngā atua nā rātou ēnei kai e hora nei hei hākari mā tātou.

He mea āta whakaako āna tamariki kia tukuna he whakaaro ki te atua o te moana, ki a Tangaroa i mua i tā rātou haere ki te hī ika, ki te kohi mātaitai, ki te eke ngaru rānei.

Tauira KŌrero

Ko tā tērā whare wānanga, he ako i ngā āhuatanga o ngā atua Māori.

He karakia tēnei e toro atu ana ki ngā atua nā rātou ēnei kai e hora nei hei hākari mā tātou.

He mea āta whakaako āna tamariki kia tukuna he whakaaro ki te atua o te moana, ki a Tangaroa i mua i tā rātou haere ki te hī ika, ki te kohi mātaitai, ki te eke ngaru rānei.