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Podcast: Paki KÄhua
Episode: The Return of Hape
Description: Episode 36 - The Return of Hape (Retelling of an Old Story)Â
Our world is replete with famous duels of tohunga. The Hokianga Whakapau Karakia is one such encounter. Here in TÅ«wharetoa, it's the race up Tongariro Mountain between NgÄtoroirangi, the tohunga of the Te Arawa waka, and HapekitÅ«Ärangi. The race was more of a battle as both used their powers to defeat each other, but it was NgÄtoroirangi who vanquished his opponent by freezing Hape in snow and ice. For Hape, it was assumed that he died, the story ends, and there is no fur...