Story: Taniwha
Pelorus Jack was a dolphin that often guided ships to and from French Pass, which separates D’Urville Island from the South Island. The dolphin acted as a guide from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Many Māori believed that he was a taniwha named Tuhirangi, in a dolphin form.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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