Puna Mātauranga
Explore taonga and works dedicated to and about atua wāhine; their forms, mātauranga and wisdom, by Māori creatives.
This is a live repository that will be updated as new taonga are created or shared with us. If you know of taonga that are not featured below, please let us know.
Tāonga are listed by tuakana-teina, from oldest to youngest, showcasing the whakapapa sequence of this puna mātauranga.
Te Whare Pora / 2013 / Mataaho Collective
Mahuika / 2019 / Mataaho Collective
Māreikura: exploring the Māori goddess in Māori women / 2020 / Neke Moa
Heipūkarea: an evening to celebrate atua wāhine / 2024 / collective
Exhibitions | Installations
Hinemokemoke / Dr Aroha Yates-Smith / 2003
Hineteiwaiwa / Gillian Whitehead / 2006
Raumati / Jordyn with a Why / 2022
Compositions
Wāhine Toa: Omniscient Māori women / Robyn Kahukiwa / 1984
Hine! E Hine! by Dr Aroha Yates-Smith / 1998 / thesis
Tihei Mauri Ora / Leonie Pihama / 2001 / thesis
Ruahine / Ngahuia te Awekotuku / 2003 / book
Mana Wahine Geographies: Spiritual, Spatial and Embodied Understandings of Papatūānuku / Naomi Simmons / 2009 / thesis
Te Awa Atua / Ngāhuia Murphy / 2013 / book
Wai 2700 / Waitangi Tribunal Mana Wahine Kaupapa Inquiry / 2018
Te ahi tawhito, te ahi tipua, te ahi nā Mahuika: Re-igniting Native women’s ceremony / Dr Ngahuia Murphy / 2019 / thesis
Mana Wahine and Atua Wāhine by Ataria Sharman / 2019 / thesis
Atua Wahine - Mana Wahine. A Whakapapa Expressed Through the Physical Activity of Māori Women in Contemporary Aotearoa / Deborah Heke / 2021 / thesis
Atua Wahine Collection / collective / 2022 / book
Hineahuone / Xoë Hall / book
Atua Wāhine: the ancient wisdom of Māori goddesses / Hana Tapiata /2024 / book
Intuitive Ritual: a mana wahine sourcebook / Dr Ngahuia Murphy / 2024 / book
Publications
Onepū / Louise Potiki Bryant / 2019
Atua Ira Wāhine / Waka Huia / 2022
Atua Wāhine: Divine Inspiration / The Dowse Art Museum / 2024