Kōrero: Taniwha
He tānga tēnei o Te Reinga kei te whaitua o Te Wairoa; nō te tau 1845 tāngia ai. He taniwha a Hine-kōrako, ka moe i tētahi tangata. Nāwai rā, ka whiua a Hine-kōrako ki te kōrero e te iwi o tana tāne; i tana kaha whakamā ka oma ia kia noho ki raro tonu o te wairere o Te Reinga. Nō te waipuke o te awa o Te Wairoa, ka kāhakina tētahi waka kī ana i te tangata ki te wairere. Ka karanga he kaumātua o runga i te waka ki a Hine-kōrako, ka puta a ia ki te whakaora i ngā tāngata rā.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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