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Tangaroa, god of the sea

Tangaroa, god of the sea

Tangaroa, god of the sea

This sculpture by Jason Porter, ‘Te autahi ki te akau’ (one ocean current), is a modern representation of the god of the sea, Tangaroa and his children. It stands at one of the entrances to Pāpāmoa Beach, Bay of Plenty.

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Photograph by Shirley Williams

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