Kōrero: Taniwha
He roto iti a Kawautahi kei te taha whakarunga o te awa o Rētāruke, he kautawa o Whanganui. Kāore tēnei wāhi i haerea e te Māori nā te mea he taniwha kei reira. I te tau 1892 ka whai mahi ētahi Māori nō Taumarunui – a Warahi, a Pita Te Aitua, a Piki - mā tētahi kairūri e rūri ana i te roto nei. Ahakoa ngā māharahara, nā te pai o ngā utu ka whakaae te tokotoru rā. I a rātou e mahi ana, ka whakaekea rātou e te taniwha. Ahakoa te taotū, ka puta rātou. Nō muri ka kōrero rātou mō tēnei āhuatanga ki a T.W Downes, te kaitā i te pikitia.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-076-012
Watercolour by Thomas William Downes
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