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Story: Taniwha

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. What are taniwha?

  3. Taniwha of the sea

  4. Freshwater taniwha

  5. Ngārara – giant reptiles

  6. Sharks

  7. Whales, dolphins and enchanted logs

  8. Taniwha slayers

  9. Taniwha today

  10. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - What are taniwha?

Taniwha stamp

Taniwha stamp

From page 2 - Taniwha of the sea

Ureia

Ureia

Āraiteuru

Āraiteuru

Ngake and Whātaitai

Ngake and Whātaitai

From page 3 - Freshwater taniwha

Haumapuhia

Haumapuhia

Te Rēinga falls

Te Rēinga falls

The Kawautahi taniwha

The Kawautahi taniwha

Letter to Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani

Letter to Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani

From page 4 - Ngārara – giant reptiles

Tuatara

Tuatara

Ngārara Huarau

Ngārara Huarau

'He tarakona'

'He tarakona'

From page 5 - Sharks

May Robin

May Robin

Mangō taniwha

Mangō taniwha

Ūpokongaro, Whanganui River

Ūpokongaro, Whanganui River

Māripi (shark-tooth knife)

Māripi (shark-tooth knife)

From page 6 - Whales, dolphins and enchanted logs

The journey of Te Tahi-o-te-rangi

The journey of Te Tahi-o-te-rangi

Tuhirangi

Tuhirangi

Pelorus Jack

Pelorus Jack

From page 7 - Taniwha slayers

Hatupatu’s rock

Hatupatu’s rock

Tāmure and Kaiwhare

Tāmure and Kaiwhare

British gold sovereign

British gold sovereign

From page 8 - Taniwha today

Protecting Karutahi’s lair

Protecting Karutahi’s lair

Ngāwhā springs

Ngāwhā springs

Northland taniwha mascot

Northland taniwha mascot

How to cite this page:

Basil Keane, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/taniwha/media (accessed 9 March 2021)

Story by Basil Keane, published 24 Sep 2007

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