Story: Tangaroa – the sea
In some traditions the waters off the East Coast of the North Island are named Te Tai Tamawahine – ‘peaceful, female waters’. The picturesque Tokomaru Bay, shown here, illustrates this concept.
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Photograph by Jock Phillips
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