Thus moisture emerged and coupled with Mahoranui a Tea, a cloud that grew from the dawn. From this union came the heavens, whom coupled with Pokoharuanui Te Po, the breath of life found in the womb of darkness. The first child was Aoraki, who stands as Ngai Tahu's supreme mountain and Rakamaomao, source of the southern winds. Thus lightning flashes to the Canoe of Maui and to the world of humankind. The answer is found in rituals which are the physical enactment's of myth.
Myths are the creation traditions and the mental supports of rituals.
During the term of pregnancy and child birth the father often sings to the child within the womb of the mother. In these songs the child is often told that they rest within the womb of night, darkness and emptiness. The male child is Tane, a very real representation of Tane, the god who brought light into the world. Therefore the creation chant ultimately stems from a poet's and eventually the priest's observation and interaction with the natural world. In an attempt to explain the creation of the world, the only natural source of explanation must come from one's observation of creation in the natural world.