Ngatarutu

The name of a man-devouring tāniwha at Kawhia. He is one of the Ngai-te-heke-o-te-Rangi, who are otherwise of kindly disposition.

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References

Source

  • Gudgeon, W. E. (1905). "Maori Superstition." Journal of the Polynesian Society 14:167-193, p. 191.