Contents

Contents : introduction -- Whai in Aotearoa New Zealand -- making string -- nomenclature -- two introductory figures : cup and saucer / Eiffel Tower -- Wahine : version one / version two / Tane -- Kopu : Horned ram's head -- Takapau / Toroa -- Kahukura -- Hapuku -- Wharepuni -- Whare Whakairo -- Moko -- Manawa : Heart -- Pere Pirirua : Double-headed arrow -- Te Ahi i Tunua ai te manawa o Nuku-Tau-Paroro : Rakau-Piko (the Bent stick) / Pa Karakeke / He Kupenga / Manako-Uri (the coal sack) -- shooting stars -- notes -- bibliography.