Dr Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 2 MB]
...physical and spiritual element was created when the parental atua (deity), Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatuanuku (the earth mother) were separated by their children, specifically Tane Mahuta the god of the forests (Marsden, _1992). Once the parents were separated, their seventy seven atua children occupied and flourished in the various realms created, Tane Mahuta covering the land, Tangaroa the oceans, Tut~wehiwehi the fresh water rivers and lakes, and Tawhirimatea the air spac_e...