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Kōrero: Taniwha

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Ureia

Ko Ureia i tēnei whakairo kei te wharenui a Hotunui. I ngā wā o mua ka tū te whare nei ki Hauraki; i ēnei rā kei te whare pupuri taonga o Tāmaki-makau-rau. He nui te mana o Ureia ki te moana o Tīkapa. He marakihau te ingoa o te momo whakairo – inā te hanga ngārara o te tinana me te arero awaawa.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Taniwha – Taniwha of the sea, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10862/ureia (accessed 10 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.