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Māui and the Sacred Jawbone

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October 17, 2025
When the world was young and the sea still hid its treasures, the demigod Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga was the smallest of his brothers but the boldest in heart. His older brothers were great fishermen, bringing back shimmering tuna and snapper each day, but they mocked Māui as too small to hold an oar. One morning they paddled away without him, laughing as

The Tears of Rangi and Papa

Before mountains rose and winds wandered, there was only Rangi, the Sky Father, and Papa, the Earth Mother, locked in a warm, eternal embrace. Between them was darkness, and their children lived crushed in that shadow, longing for light. The children whispered among themselves. “Let us separate our parents,” said

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Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog

In the Dreamtime, when animals still spoke the first language, the land woke to find no water anywhere. Rivers were empty, the
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