In Māori cosmology creation is detailed as a whakapapa, which outlines the numerous generations of Te Kore (the void), Te Pō (the night) and Te Ao (the day).

We can look at creation in three movements. It begins with Te Kore, the void of unlimited potential in which nothing exists. From there comes Te Pō, aeons of darkness and night. Finally, from Te Pō emerges Te Ao, the light and the world.

Apr 7, 2021 · Ko ahau te taiao ko te taiao ko ahau - I am the environment and the environment is me. This whakataukī (proverb) is a glimpse into te ao Māori. It shows the intrinsic link between people and the environment. This is one version of the Māori creation story that begins with Ranginui and Papatūānuku.

Apr 18, 2019 · Ko te Pu. For the Wananga course I am doing at the moment we have been asked to consider what whakapapa is. I found this resource useful; https://teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa-genealogy/page-2. Whakapapa is what binds all things – animate and inanimate, known and unknown, terrestrial and spiritual. It is the line of descent from our beginning.

Ko Te Kore. Te Kore-te-whiwhia. Te Kore-te-rawea. Te Kore-i-ai. Te Kore-te-wiwia. Na Te Kore Te Po. Te Po-nui. Te Po-roa. Te Po-uriuri. Te Po-kerekere. Te Po-tiwhatiwha. Te Po-te-kitea. Te Po-tangotango. Te Po-whawha. Te Po-namunamu-ki-taiao. Te Po-tahuri-atu. Te Po-tahuri-mai-ki-taiao. Ki te Whai-ao. Ki te Ao-marama. Tihei mauri-ora

1. (noun) door of the world of death, door of the abode of the dead. Ka haere i konei ka heke i te aka o Te Reinga, ka tatū ki raro. Ko te tēnei (TTT 1/7/1922:13). / It went from here, descends down the vine at Te Reinga and reaches the bottom. This is the door of the world of death.

* Te Kore, Te Pō Nui and Te Pō Roa are personified as primordial ancestors. ** Matua = the first parents, Ranginui and Papatuanuku, spirit and flesh......... Ka Mate Kapa o Pango Ko Niu Tireni. Founders, leaders and tutors of the Te Waka Huia Maori Cultural Club since 1981.

In the womb of her mother a child comes from nothing and lives a life in darkness for nine months. When she’s ready, through the pain and the blood of her mother, she will be met with light and take her first breath in the world created by the gods. This painting was done with acrylic paints on raw canvas. It has been sold.

Waiata – Te Pū Te Pū Root, Origin Te More Tap root Te Weu Rootlets Te Aka Creeper, vine Te Rea Growth Te Wao-nui Great wood Te Kune Conception, Form Te Whe

These images depict Te Pu - Story of Creation a philosophy held by Māori from the beginning of Time. It is a waiata-a-ringaringa that our tamariki are learning in preparation for Matariki. Ko te pū. Te more. Te weu. Te aka. Te rea. Ko te wao nui. Te kune. Te whe. Te kore. Te pō. I ngā tāngata Māori. Nā rangi rāua ko pāpā.