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Māui sailed a canoe called Mahaanui and after he had pulled up the North Island (Te Ika a Maui) he left Mahaanui on top of a mountain in the foothills behind what is now Ashburton. That mountain now bears the name Mahaanui, [13] and the coastline between Banks Peninsula and the Waitaki River is called Te tai o Mahaanui (the tides of Mahaanui).
In Māori mythology, Taranga is the mother of Māui.Her husband is Makeatutara.Māui was born prematurely, so Taranga wrapped his body in her hair and threw him into the waves.
This version of Maui incorporates elements of the Māui from Māori mythology and other Polynesian narratives. Maui was also the subject of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 's song "Maui Hawaiian Sup'pa Man" in his most well-known album, Facing Future , which is the highest selling Hawaiian album of all time.
Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity ( demigod ) and more of a folk hero . His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.
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After Moana, Maui and their new crew (ship-building expert Loto [Rose Matafeo], history expert Moni [Hualā Chung] and farmer Kele [David Fane]) find the lost island against Nalo's wishes and ...
Looking at one another, Maui and his father knew they were father and son. His father, Makeatutara , took him to a sacred waterfall, bathed him in the waters and chanted a karakia to give Māui more magical powers and everlasting power.