This is a list of Māori deities, known in Māori as atua. Note: there are two Mythologies relating Tangaroa, Papatuanuku and Ranginui (Raki) Haumiatiketike, the god of uncultivated food, particularly bracken fern. Papatūānuku, the primordial …

At the centre of Māori religion were the atua or gods. In Māori belief the natural and supernatural worlds were one – there was no Māori word for religion. The use of the term ‘whakapono’ for religion was introduced by missionaries.

Māori gods are an important part of Māori culture. Atua means god, supernatural being or deity in te reo. There are many different Māori gods or atua who rule over specific areas and realms. This wiki includes a list of the Māori gods and links to teaching resources on this topic.

Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian people such as the Māori or the Hawaiians (see also Kupua). The literal meaning of the Polynesian word is "power" or "strength" and so the concept is similar to that of mana.

Six major departmental atua represented by wooden godsticks: left to right, Tūmatauenga, Tāwhirimātea, Tāne Mahuta, Tangaroa, Rongo-mā-Tāne, and Haumia-tiketike. Māori mythology and Māori traditions are two major categories into which the remote oral history of New Zealand's Māori may be divided.

Atua Māori / Māori Gods* Here are the kupu in this group. Click on the name of a word to learn more about it.

Taumatua atua (abiding place of the gods) were images shaped from stone that were placed near food crops as mauri to protect their vitality. Whakapakoko atua or atua kiato (god sticks) were usually carved and had a pointed end so they could be inserted into the ground.

Atua Māori* Anei ngā kupu o tēnei rōpū. Pāwhiritia te ingoa o te kupu hei whakamārama i ōna tikanga.

Many Māori trace their ancestry from atua in their whakapapa and they are regarded as ancestors with influence over particular domains. These atua also were a way of rationalising and perceiving the world. Normally invisible, atua may have visible representations.

May 5, 2011 · Ngā atua. In Māori tradition, creation began with the atua (gods). First came Te Kore (the void), then Te Pō (the night) and then Te Ao Mārama (the world of light).