| Type: | Polynesian |
| Tū-te-wehiwehi | |
| God Of: | Atua of reptiles |
| Other Names: | Tū-te-wanawana |
| Gender: | Male |
| Region: | New Zealand |
| Ethnic Group: | Māori |
| Symbols: | --> |
| Consort: | Mairangi |
| Offspring: | Uenuku |
| Parents: | Punga |
| Siblings: | Ikatere |
Tū-te-wehiwehi (also Tū-te-wanawana) is the father of all reptiles in Māori mythology.
He is a son of Punga and brother of Ikatere.[1] [2] Punga's father was Tangaroa, atua of the sea.
When Tāwhirimātea made war against his brothers for separating Rangi and Papa, Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi had to flee, and Ikatere fled to the sea and became an ancestor of fishes, while Tū-te-wehiwehi took refuge in the forest and fathered lizards. Before Tū-te-wehiwehi and Ikatere fled, they disputed together as to what they should do to escape from the storms.
One of Tu-te-wanwana's offspring was Uenuku, a lesser reptile atua. His mother was Mairangi, who was the daughter of Kauika, son of Wareware, son of Murirangawhenua and Mahuika.[3] This Uenuku should not be confused with Uenuku, a more prominent atua.