Kataore

A harmless pet tāniwha that inhabited Tikitapu. It was owned by chief Tangaroa-mihi, or by Hine-mihi, and was destroyed with rope snares by the Ngāti-tama.

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References

Source

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 133.