Hineahuone Explained

Hineahuone ("Earth made Woman") is the first woman in Māori Mythology made by Tāne from the clay native to the mythological location of Kurawaka.^[1] She bore a child with Tāne named Hinetītama (otherwise known as Hinenui-i-te-pō).

References

1. Ruru . Jacinta . 2018-03-15 . Listening to Papatūānuku: a call to reform water law . Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand . 48 . 2-3 . 215–224 . 10.1080/03036758.2018.1442358 . 0303-6758.