Ngā Kōrero mō te Tohu
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Tīwhana (male/forehead), mātauranga (knowledge), māramatanga (enlightenment). 'He whatitiri ki te rangi. Ko Te Arawa ki te whenua' (Thunder in the heavens. Te Arawa on the earth).
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Pātaka (storehouse) used to share, grow, protect, and preserve kai mō te hinengaro, mātauranga Māori (ancestral knowledge).
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Moko Kauae (female/mouthpiece), Papaahurewa (Earth). Kauae Runga/ Kauae Raro (celestial and terrestrial knowledge).