The Maori creation story tells of Rangi (Heaven) and Papa (Earth) who were originally joined together, keeping the world in darkness. They had six sons: Tane-mahuta (forests), Tawhiri-ma-tea (winds), Tangaroa (sea life), Tu-matauenga (humans), Haumia-tikitiki (uncultivated food), and Rongo-ma-tane (cultivated food). After a long time in darkness, the sons pushed Rangi and Papa apart, separating heaven and earth and bringing light to the world. In the process, Tu-matauenga ate four of his brothers but spared

1. Contemporary Traditional Maori Culture , part 2 ''The maori creation story: The Seperation of Heaven and Earth" by sebastian anaya period 1 Culture and Geography Source: George Grey , 1956, Polynesian Mythology ed. by William W. Bird ): Christchurch, Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd., 250 p. (BL 2615.G843p 1956) ; Mr.Ruben Meza,2012

2. "All human are desended from one pair of ancestors, Rangi and Papa, who are also called Heaven and Earth."

3. "In those days, Heaven and Earth clung closley together , and all was darkness."

4. Rangi and Papa had six sons:Tane-mahuta , the father of the forests and their inhabitants

5. Tawhiri-ma-tea, the father of winds and storms

6. Tangaroa, the father of fish and reptiles

7. Tu-matauenga, the father of fierce human begins

8. Haumia-tikitiki, the father of food that grows without cultivation

9. and Rongo-ma-tane , the father of cultivated food.

10. In the begining these six sons and all other beings lived in darkness for a extremly long time , able only to wonder what light and vision might be like

11. after a battle between the six sons , Tu-matauenga ate 4 of his brothers as food , sparing Tawhiri-ma-tea , the father of winds and storms.

12. This is why today people are fierce and have wars , why people eat plants and animals and why there are storms.