Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Maori, Polynesian Mythology Pronounced Pron. RAY-ing-ah [key] Other Forms FormsTe Rēinga Meaning & History Means "underworld" and "departing place of spirits" in Māori. Cape Reinga is the northern most place in New Zealand. In Māori mythology spirits of the dead would leap from Cape Reinga to enter the afterlife.