Rarohenga (Māori underworld)
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Rarohenga is the Māori underworld, a spiritual realm of the dead governed by the goddess Hine-nui-te-pō.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rarohenga (Māori underworld) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15712504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rarohenga (Māori underworld) Context triple: [Hine-nui-te-pō, domain, Rarohenga (Māori underworld)]
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A.
Waharoa
Waharoa is a small rural township in the Waikato region of New Zealand, located near Matamata and serving as a local service and transport hub for the surrounding farming community.
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B.
Mangarongaro
Mangarongaro is a remote coral atoll in the northern Cook Islands, known for its large lagoon and traditional Polynesian culture.
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C.
Onehunga
Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, known for its diverse multicultural community and strong Pacific Island, particularly Tongan, presence.
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D.
Putaruru
Putaruru is a small rural town in New Zealand’s North Island known for its forestry, farming, and proximity to the Waikato River and nearby natural attractions.
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E.
Wharekauri
Wharekauri is the Māori name for the remote Chatham Islands archipelago east of mainland New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rarohenga (Māori underworld) Target entity description: Rarohenga is the Māori underworld, a spiritual realm of the dead governed by the goddess Hine-nui-te-pō.
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A.
Waharoa
Waharoa is a small rural township in the Waikato region of New Zealand, located near Matamata and serving as a local service and transport hub for the surrounding farming community.
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B.
Mangarongaro
Mangarongaro is a remote coral atoll in the northern Cook Islands, known for its large lagoon and traditional Polynesian culture.
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C.
Onehunga
Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, known for its diverse multicultural community and strong Pacific Island, particularly Tongan, presence.
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D.
Putaruru
Putaruru is a small rural town in New Zealand’s North Island known for its forestry, farming, and proximity to the Waikato River and nearby natural attractions.
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E.
Wharekauri
Wharekauri is the Māori name for the remote Chatham Islands archipelago east of mainland New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hine-nui-te-pō