What is a maori legend?

There are many Maori legends, the creation myth, is Papatuanuku, the earth and Rangi-nui the sky, are gret lovers, and in between them the world was small, and constrained, and the children they bore had no room to grow, and no light, so eventually the children had to act, one of them Tu-maetenga, God of War and mankind, suggested they kill the parents, but Tane-mahuta, god of forests and all the creatures within them, said no, they would not kill them but simply tear them apart. Tawhiri, god of wind and storms, protested but the others took no notice, and Tane stood on his shoulders and pushed up with his legs, breaking the earth and sky apart, and allowing air and light to reach the land.

Many things came of this, including a war between Tawhiri and the others, which eventually was won by Tu, which is why mankind rule the earth today.