Maori Legends: The Creation Story

The Creation Story is the New Zealand Maori legend about light and darkness—the Earth and sky. Ranginui the Sky Father and Papatuanuku the Earth Mother, held each other in such a tight embrace that no light could shine through and their many children had to live in darkness. 

After years of struggle, Tumatauenga and Tane Mahuta plot to push their parents apart, while Tawhirimatea fights back to keep them together, resulting in the creation of the world, and the three brothers becoming the Maori gods of war, the forest, and the winds.