This pool at Ngāwhā springs (photographed in 1913) was one of the places where the taniwha Takauere was said to appear in the form of a log. When a prison was to be built at Ngāwhā the local people lodged an objection. Among other things, they feared it would disturb the traditional area of Takauere.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Northwood Collection (PA-Group-00027)
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Photograph by Northwood Brothers
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