Maui pushed the sky higher above the earth, extending the separation of Rangi and Papa that Tāne had begun, giving humanity room to stand upright and walk freely.
When Maui hauled Te Ika a Maui from the sea, his brothers carved the great fish against his instructions, scarring the body of Papa with the mountains and valleys of the North Island.
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