Te Whare Tapu O Ngāpuhi
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He mea hanga tōku whare, ko Papatuānuku te paparahi.
Ko nga maunga nga poupou, ko Ranginui e titiro iho nei, te tuanui.
Pūhanga-tohora titiro ki Te Ramaroa e whakakurupaeake ra i te Hauāuru.
Te Ramaroa titiro ki Whīria, te Paiaka o te riri, te kawa o Rāhiri.
Whīria titiro ki Panguru, ki Papata, ki te rākau tū papata ki te tai Hauāuru;
Panguru, Papata titiro ki Maungataniwha.
Maungataniwha titiro ki Tokerau.
Tokerau titiro ki Rākaumangamanga.
Rākaumangamanga titiro ki Manaia, e tu kohatu mai ra i te akau.
Manaia titiro ki Tutamoe.
Tutamoe titiro ki Maunganui.
Maunganui titiro ki Pūhanga-tohora.
Ehara aku maunga i te maunga nekeneke, he maunga tū tonu, tū te Ao tū te Po.
Ko te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi tenei, tihei mauri ora.
This whakatauki depicts the sacred house of Ngāpuhi. Ranginui(sky father), is the over arching Tuanui(roof), with the sacred Mountains being the Poupou(pillars). The boundaries are within the area covered by these sacred Maunga(mountains), of Ngāpuhi. This must not be confused with the boundary of Ngāpuhi Nui Tonu which is contained in the whakatauki, Te Whare O Ngāpuhi, Tāmaki Makaurau Ki Te Rerenga Wairua. |