Explanation of the Logo- Ngā Kaupapa o Ngā Whakaahua

" Ko Tane raua ko Tawhirimatea"

This is the Mania that represents Te Roopū Māori. It shows Tane (left) the atua (god) of man in this whakaahua. In Māori tradition it was Tane who ascended to the uppermost level of heaven to bring back the "kete" of knowledge and wisdom from Io.

The spiral design set upon the tail piece of this picture represents the nurturing of all form's of life, and the dark spot's within the spiral are the seed's of life (Nga kakano o te ora), the wellspring from which all knowledge come's.

The right figure is Tawhirimatea, god of the wind's, who assisted Tane in reaching "Matangireia" to ask of Io the three kete of knowledge and wisdom. The tailpiece of Tawhiri represents the winds he created to lift Tane into the heavens.