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Te Aitanga a Makeatutara

faint rays of light, however that appeared between the bodies of thier parents and said one to the
other, "behold of a truth the report of Uepoto was accurate, the realm of beauty and desire lies
without". The desire to escape now became strong within them. It was about this time that Te
Ihorangi left his girdle named ruruku o te rangi on the body of the Earth Mother and going to recover
it found that it had taken root. Such was the origin of the growth of hair on the body of the Earth
Mother, which is now represented by the aka tororaro and other forms of creeping plants. Papa the
Earth Mother was now in grievous pain caused by the restless movements and trampling of her
offspring. Io-Matua in the twelfth heaven dimly heard the moaning of the Earth Mother and spake to
Rehua and Ruatau. "The voice of Tuanuku faintly reaches me, she moaneth, go ye two and
question her". They descended and said to Papatuanuku "the sound of your moaning and groans
has been faintly heard by Io-Matua". Said Papa, "I am in pain caused by the restless actions of
my offspring". Rehua and Ruatau remarked, "suffer your offspring to come forth and move
abroad, to clamber on to the back of thier parent Rangi and there freely roam". But Papa replied,
"Not so lest they be pierced by cold and discomfort". They then addressed Rangi, the Sky
Parent, "Allow your offspring to come forth to clamber on to your back there to roam and
dwell". Ranginui replied "Let them bide within lest they become dispersed and so lost to us".
Hence the twain returned to Tikitiki-o-rangi and related to Io-nui the remarks of Papa and of Rangi.
And Io spake, "Trouble will come to the children".
Na Tamariki:
+ 2 M i. Rehua [18633].
3 M ii. Urutengangana [18634].
Rapunga Kupu Akoako: Urutengangana: the God of Light.
+ 4 M iii. Whakaruaomoko [1231].

Second Generation

2. Rehua [18633].
Rapunga Kupu Akoako: (korero taken from "Family tree of the Maori Gods") Rehua: is a
very sacred personage, who lives in Te Putahi-nui-o-Rehua in Rangi-tuarea, the tenth and highest of
the heavens. Rehua is identified with certain stars. Because he lives in the highest of the skies,
Rehua is untouched by death, and has power to cure blindness, revive the dead, and heal any
disease. He is a son of Rangi and Papa, and the father of Kaitangata.
Rehua raua ko tetahi tangata.

Na Tamaiti o te Papa:
+ 5 M i. Kaitangata [18636].

4. Whakaruaomoko [1231].
Rapunga Kupu Akoako: (korero taken from "he hinatore ki te Ao Maori, a glimse into the Maori
world"et al) Ruaomoko, the youngest child of Papatuanuku was not born at the time of the
separation, hence he remained within the body of the earth mother. His wife, Hinetohu a woman of
the upper world was a great beauty. Thru the recital of a charm, Ruaomoko was able to bring
Hinetohu to the underworld whereupon she awoke, after recovering from the charm she became
Ruaomoko's wife. Hinetohu is the only woman to have entered the underworld in the flesh (other
accounts say that Hine-nui-te-Po was the wife of Ruaomoko). Ruaomoko yet abides within the body
of Papatuanuku the mother, where he represents subterranean fire, volcanic action and earthquakes.
He is the cause of all earthquakes. When a shock is felt in springtime it is caused by Ruaomoko
turning over, he is turning the cold down and the warmth uppermost. In autumn he reverses the
process.
Whakaruaomoko raua ko Hinetohu [1232] [MRIN: 560].

Na Tamaiti:
+ 6 M i. Manuongaonga [1230].

Third Generation

5. Kaitangata [18636].