15 Mahuru - Pūrākau me ngā taniwha/ ngārara - Myths and Monsters

I a Kupe e kite ana I ngā whenua o Aotearoa, ka whai ia he ngārara whakamataku. He aha te momo ngārara nei? When Kupe discovered the lands of Aotearoa, he was chasing a frightening beast. What sort of beast was this?

He wheke whakahara - A giant octopus

He tohorā pukuriri - An angry whale

He ururoa hiakai – A hungry shark

He ika mākutu – A magical fish

Kōwhiritia te āhuatanga tika mō te Atua Māori Tūmatauenga. Select the best description for the Māori god Tūmatauenga.

Atua o ngā hau nui (wind) o ngā tūpuhi (storm) me ngā āwhā (gale/torrential rain)

Atua o te ngāhere (forest), o ngā manu (birds), o ngā kararehe (animals), o te tangata, o te waka hoki

Atua o te tangata, te riri o te pakanga (conflict and war)

Atua o ngā moana (sea), roto (lakes), awa (rivers) hoki

He aha I tētahi ingoa anō mō te rohe o te Whanganui-a-Tara? What is another name for Wellington harbour?

Te Paihikara o te Ika a-Māui

Te Whiore o te Ika a-Māui

Te Rorohiko o te Ika a-Māui

Te Upoko o te Ika a-Māui

E ai ki te pūrākau, I hangaia Te Whanganui-a-Tara e ngā taniwha e rua. He aha I ngā ingoa o aua taniwha? According to legend Wellington harbour was fashioned by two great taniwha, what are their names?

James Turner rāua ko Chris Barker

Tuhirangi rāua ko Tūtaeporoporo

Hine-kōrako rāua ko Ngake

Ngake rāua ko Whātaitai

He aha te ingoa mō te toa rongonui o te ao Māori? He tane mātau, maia me whakatoi hoki? Nāna I tutuki I ngā wero mōrearea mō ngā tangata Māori. What is the name of the famed champion of the Māori world? A skillful, brave and mischievous man. One who achieved many dangerous feats for Māori people.

Kōwhiritia te āhuatanga tika mō te Atua Māori Tawhirimatea. Select the best description for the Māori god Tawhirimatea.

Atua o ngā hau nui (wind) o ngā tūpuhi (storm) me ngā āwhā (gale/torrential rain)

Atua o te ngāhere (forest), o ngā manu (birds), o ngā kararehe (animals), o te tangata, o te waka hoki

Atua o te tangata, te riri o te pakanga (conflict and war)

Atua o ngā moana (sea), roto (lakes), awa (rivers) hoki

15 Mahuru - Pūrākau me ngā taniwha/ ngārara - Myths and Monsters

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