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Kōrero: Taniwha

Ngāwhā

Ngāwhā

E ai ki te kōrero ko Ngāwhā tētahi o ngā wāhi noho ai te taniwha rā a Takauere. Ko tōna āhua anō he poro rākau. Nāwai, ka hiahia te kāwanatanga kia whakatū whare herehere ki reira. Ka whakahēngia tēnei take e te tangata whenua, kei raru ngā wāhi haere o Takauere.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
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.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Basil Keane. 'Taniwha', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/taniwha/8/2