It is thankfully is Tanemahuta
The Maori god of the forest: Tanemahuta or Tane Mahuta.
some of the maori gods are: tawhirimatea the god of wind and storms, tane mahuta the god of forest and birds, papatuanuku the god of mother earth, tangaroa the god of sea rivers and lakes, rongo god of peace.
The Maori word for forest is "ngahere."
'tane' means man. If your refering to 'Taane-Maahuta', he is God of forest and man :)
The Maori God of the sea is Tangaroa.
Maori Lord of Darkness and the God of all evil.
The Maori name Matiu means "Gift from God"
I believe god means 'Ra' ==2== Atua is the Maori word for God. Ra is the Sun God.
The answer is tu
Atua means 'God'.
Ra is the Sun God in Maori mythology.
Te atua means 'the god'. Te being the definite article in Maori and atua meaning 'god'.