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 …

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 …

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 …

In most cosmo-genealogical narratives, Te Pó (the realm of deity-darkness) and Te Kore (the realm of psychic manifestation – void of primal negation) are located as primary evolutionary …

Ko te pū, te more, te weu, te aka, te rea, te wao nui, te kune, te whē, te kore, te pō… Māori Marsden describes Te Whē as the clothing of the word. It is the reverberation of the sound …

Jan 8, 2015 · Ko te pū Te more Te weu Te aka Te rea Ko te wao nui Te kune Te whē Te kore Te pō Ki ngā tangata Māori Nā Rangi rāua ko Papa Ko tēnei te tīmatanga o te ao Ko tēnei te …

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. …

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 …

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; …