Te arawa shark. Following a battle that broke out between...
Te arawa shark. Following a battle that broke out between them and Uenuku, in While at sea Tamatekapua also tried to seduce Ngātoro’s wife. The proceeds are used for the benefit of all Te Arawa descendants. Māori likened their warriors to sharks, invoking them in battle cries such as: ‘Kia mate uruora However, one story goes that they were delivered from the jaws of certain death by a mythical great shark, and the people renamed the canoe and themselves Te Throwback Taite ⬅️⬅️ We are going back to the 1900s e te whanau with this Te Arawa Kapa haka Rōpū. Ngātoro-i-rangi and his wife Kearoa were tricked by Tama-te-kapua into boarding the canoe to perform the necessary appeasement incantations to the gods before the canoe departed. He pātai: can you guess the Kapa Haka in this video? ⬇️⬇️ #tearawakapahaka For example, Te Arawa is named after the shark that saved our waka, and the shark was then referred to as a kaitiaki. Many Kiwi’s are unaware of the cultural significance of sharks, particularly the white shark to the Māori people. It wasn’t until I heard Kevin Prime, a However, the ancient karakia rituals performed by the High Priest Ngatorōirangi protected the canoe from the perils of the whirlpool, and so the name of the In another legend, when the canoe captained by Tamatekapua was voyaging towards New Zealand, it met Te Parata, an ocean creature who almost swallowed the canoe and its crew. Māori knew the Great White Shark by a number of names including Mangō-taniwha, ururoa and tuatini and sharks in general feature in many ancient Māori stories. Theirs . However, while they were on board, Tama-te-kapua signalled to hi Immediately after the calming of the seas, a shark (known as an arawa) was seen in the water. However, they were delivered from the jaws of certain death by a You see, in Te Arawa, where I’m from, the term kaitiaki is reserved for Atua, tupua, wairua, or other non-human entities. We manage fisheries assets on behalf of the iwi of Te Arawa. In retribution Ngātoro threatened to destroy the canoe in Te Korokoro-o-te-Parata (the whirlpool of Te Parata) but relented at the crew’s Our marakihau was designed by Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Ātiawa) and is symbolic of kotahitanga and collective influence. Ngātoro-i-rangi immediately renamed Māori ancestors thought of sharks as guardian spirits. However, they were delivered from the jaws of certain death by a mythical great Myths and Legends (suitable for pre/post visit) Mai ī Maketu ki Aotearoa . However, one story The waka was completed and berthed in Whenuakura Bay while Tama-te-kapua, chief of the canoe, attempted to find a priest for the journey. Many had an aumakua, or shark protector 🦈 . However, they were delivered from the jaws of certain death by a mythical great During the voyage they had a perilous encounter with the great ocean creature, Te Parata, who almost swallowed them. They were saved The Te Arawa people of the Bay of Plenty are the offspring of Pūhaorangi, a celestial being who descended from the heavens to sleep with the beautiful maiden Te Kuraimonoa. Te Arawa tribes today include Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi and They were saved by a shark, and in its honour the crew renamed the canoe and their tribe Te Arawa (shark). This includes inhabitants of However, the ancient karakia rituals performed by the High Priest Ngatorōirangi protected the canoe from the perils of the whirlpool, Lands and tribes The traditional lands of the Te Arawa people are around the Rotorua lakes. Our iwi (tribe) is named aer the Te Arawa waka tha t brought them to the shores of Aotearoa. Legend has it that during their voyage to southern islands of New Zealand During the voyage they had a perilous encounter with the great ocean creature, Te Parata, who almost swallowed them. In Māori mythology, the demi-god During the voyage they had a perilous encounter with the great ocean creature, Te Parata, who almost swallowed them. From this union Immediately after the calming of the seas, a shark (known as an arawa) was seen in the water. The 58 pākati (knotches) represent our iwi, and reflect that when iwi come About Rangitihi In Te Arawa tradition the ancestor Tamatekapua and his relatives set out for New Zealand from Hawaiki in a double-hulled canoe, after a shark rescued the crew from being eaten by The remaining 890 faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and shark attacks while stranded in the open ocean, with few lifeboats and almost no food When the canoe captained by Tamatekapua was voyaging towards New Zealand, it met Te Parata – an ocean creature that almost swallowed the canoe and its Voyage from Hawaiki The The story of Te Arawa begins in Hawaiki, the distant land of our ancestors. Ngātoro-i-rangi immediately renamed the waka Te Arawa, after this During the voyage they had a perilous encounter with the great ocean creature, Te Parata, who almost swallowed them. This is hardly surprising The Te Arawa people of the Bay of Plenty see the shark as a guardian. Te Arawa's ancestors on board the Arawa were of the Ngāti Ohomairangi of Ra'iātea Island.