Heimatau

'He oranga te wai,

He oranga te mātauranga, e rua, e rua"

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He nui ngā rerekētanga tarei ō hei matau. He nui hoki ngā momo kōrero whakapapa. Tētahi nei he kupu autaia o Māui-tiki-tiki-a-Taranga me tāna I hutia aketia Te Ika Māui e ringapū ana i te kawae runga o tōnā kuia o Muriranga Whenua, tēnā i atua i te pūngao me te tūmatarau.

​Tēnei taonga tipua e mau atuatanga, rautakinga me te kitenga wairua.

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There are many different styles of Hei Matua.

There are also many different whakapapa kōrero (oral histories).  

One of these, is the amazing adventures of Maui tiki tiki ā Tauranga and how he fished up Te Ika ā Maui (north island) using the jawbone of his kuia, Muriranga Whenua, which was imbued with much power and magic.

This taonga (amulet) represents innovation, transformation and spiritual awareness.