The Elders of the Maori people of New Zealand speak of a time when there will
be the reunification of the primordial partners Rangi (Father Sky) and Papa
(Mother Earth).
This follows from the ancient Maori creation legend in which Rangi and Papa
were locked together in a tight embrace. From their union came six male children
who lived, cramped and squashed, between their parents. As the children grew,
they contemplated what it would be like to live in the light. After a meeting of
the God Children it was decided that Tane, the God of the forests and the birds,
would push their parents apart. He succeeded in doing this and went on to
create Humankind.