Ranginui is the sky, the space above us. Ranginui is the partner of Papatūānuku, and all things can trace their whakapapa back to this pairing.
What feelings and memories come to mind when you think of Ranginui?
Atua and the Periodic Table
Ruihi Shortland is the teacher in charge of science within the Rumaki at Auckland’s Western Springs College. She recently completed her PhD in Indigenous Studies on a Māori Interpretation of te taka pūmotu, the periodic table, and shared with us some of her learning.