This whakapapa (genealogical chart) shows that Haumia, god of uncultivated food, produced Te Mōnehu (fern spores). From Te Mōnehu came Namu (sandflies), Waeroa (mosquitoes) and Rō (stick insects), as
This whakapapa (genealogical chart) shows that Haumia, god of uncultivated food, produced Te Mōnehu (fern spores). From Te Mōnehu came Namu (sandflies), Waeroa (mosquitoes) and Rō (stick insects), as
Haumia-tiketike: Guardian spirit of wild food
In Māori mythology , Haumia-tiketike (or simply Haumia ) is the god of wild or uncultivated foods. Haumia was a son of Rangi and Papa , and agreed to the forced separation of his parents. Because of t
He is the god of wild or uncultivated foods and is strongly associated with fernroot. His brother Rongo is the God all cultivated plants. He was a son of Rangi and Papa, the primordial parents, the sk