- In Māori mythology, Te
Wheke-a-Muturangi is a
monstrous octopus destro**** in
Whekenui Bay, Tory
Channel or at
Patea by Kupe the navigator. The octopus...
-
known as Te
Wheke Marae, is a
meeting ground of Ngāi Tahu and its Hapū o Ngāti
Wheke branch. Its
wharenui (meeting house),
called Te
Wheke,
opened in 2008...
- forces, Te
Wheke recognises it as his
birthplace and
deserts the
colonialists to wage an
insurgency against them instead.
After Te
Wheke destroys the...
- of Prosperity), Tumu-Ra'i-Fenua (Beginning-of-Heaven-and-Earth) and Te
Wheke-a-Muturangi (The
Octopus of Muturangi).
Geography portal Islands portal...
- Te Pīhopatanga o Te
Manawa o Te
Wheke is an
episcopal polity or
diocese of the
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New
Zealand and Polynesia. Literally, the...
-
Samoan mythology Tangaloa Tongan mythology Taʻaroa
Tahitian mythology Te
Wheke-a-Muturangi, a
monstrous octopus in NZ Māori and
French Polynesian lore...
-
Kaiwhare still lives in the
waters but now
lives on kōura (crayfish) and
wheke (octopus). Ngārara
Huarau is a
taniwha known from the
myths of
several groups...
- as a
familiar or
kaitiaki (guardian spirit), a
giant octopus known as Te
Wheke-a-Muturangi ('the
Octopus of Muturangi'), the same
octopus which others...
- achievements, such as the
hunting and
destruction of the
great octopus, Te
Wheke-a-Muturangi. The
historical Kupe is
thought to have been born in the uncertain...
- long-white-cloud'). He
explored its
coast and
killed the sea
monster Te
Wheke-a-Muturangi,
finally returning to his home to
spread the news of his newly...
