Ngāwhā springs
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Ngāwhā springs
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 an objection. Among other things, they feared it would disturb the traditional area of Takauere.
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Alexander Turnbull Library , Northwood Collection (PAColl-3077)
Reference: 1/2-03000-F
Photograph by Northwood Brothers
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
