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  • Cook Strait giant wētā/wētāpunga sitting on someone’s fingers
    Rights: Photo by Tom Lynch Published 10 September 2024 Size: 150 KB Referencing Hub media

    Te aitanga pepeke equates to the insect world. It calls to whakapapa in the concept of aitanga, meaning living creatures descending from the primordial atua who are the supernatural origins of the natural world.

    In this Māori category, pepeke refers both to bent legs and jumping ability.

    Learn more about te aitanga pepeke in this article.

    Image: Wētā or wētāpunga, Tom Lynch.

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